Catch Up Time

I hope you all have had amazing holidays and are ready to round out the year well. It’s a crazy … More

Statistics Coming To Life

As a writer, often I read and comment on the work of other writers. Recently I commented on an impassioned … More

Love Month – February 24

I love people who fully engage in life. Have you spent time with passionless people? Are you one yourself? It’s … More

Love Month – February 21

I love those who don’t treat a caution sign as a stop sign. If you have purpose, you go forward. … More

Love Month – February 19

I love people who count their riches. It’s not about the money. Money is worthless in itself. It’s not even … More

Love Month – February 16

I love aunts and uncles. My Uncle Bill died yesterday and it was a reminder of the influence he and … More

Love Month – February 14

I love a good love story. When I’m sitting with a table of couples that I don’t know well (or … More

Love Month – February 5

I love inclusion. Often in this world it seems like we want to separate into “us” and “them”. It makes … More

Love Month – February 3

I love a sunrise. I wake up before sunrise most mornings, but I seldom see it. I’m usually catatonic, drinking … More

Love Month – February 1

“I love friends who encourage you to grow yourself.”

A Little Love Story

We all can use them, can’t we? I wrote this about some friends in honor of their 20th anniversary. They’d … More

Vacation – Wales

I’m on vacation in Newport, Wales. My mom is from here and so I am seeing family, and even meeting … More

The Caterpillar and the Butterfly

I was walking to my car last night with my friend Doug and he pointed out this caterpillar. It was … More

Focus on the Nice

I love this. Maybe we should not only talk to kids this way, but also other adults. Does anyone else … More

Jobless – Part 13

Because I’m out of work, I’m missing open enrollment season in the benefits industry this year. I’m able to look … More

Reading the Diary

I spend a lot of time in my car, and have become an avid listener of audiobooks. For some unknown … More

Einstein and Me

“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is … More

The Birthday

I usually hate being the center of attention. Birthday attention particularly makes me want to squirm. Not that I don’t … More

The Jerks

I’m really tired of you……you joy stealers. Especially you who try to manipulate those I care about and make them … More

When They’re "Just Not That Into You"

Prologue – There are some things in my life that are incredibly difficult to write about, but these days I … More

Locked Out

The great news is that finally I got rid of my wretched Blackberry work phone and moved to an iPhone … More

The Smile Underneath

I was talking on the phone at work to this lady about Medicare supplements when she said her husband had … More

Behind the Charm and the Beauty

Day 31 in Proverbs Proverbs 31:8-9 “But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope.  Be fair … More

Drinking From Your Own Well

Day 5 in Proverbs Proverbs 5:15-16 “You should be faithful to your wife, just as you take water from your … More

It’s Not Just About The Vaginas…

Some friends of mine are putting on a great production of “The Vagina Monologues” this weekend, to raise money for … More

What “He” Said…..

So I had a little run-in this week with someone that calls himself a “street preacher.”   Really, all I said … More