It’s the Final Countdown “Six more days until the New Year…” “Two and a half months until Spring…” “Eight months until my credit card is paid off…” “Thirty-seven days until my colonoscopy…” When was the last time you did a mental countdown? It’s easy to get caught up looking toward the future and when things…
I sat down a few nights ago and watched “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and was instantly whisked back to childhood when the world was so filled with hope and happiness. As a child nothing could possibly spoil the holidays as we waited impatiently for Christmas and gathering with friends and family. As I watched, however,…
Adulting is hard, right? Before you lose your marbles find that thing that gives you some peace. For me, that thing is painting. How I found my marbles I switched my college major from computer programming to art on a bit of a whim, mostly because I liked the field of graphic arts and how…
This has been a particularly difficult year with many divisive issues. People will madly debate an issue without ever coming to any kind of understanding or concession. So, let’s start here: If you want to understand the other side, you have to forget everything you know. That’s right, everything you know. Our internal brick wall I’ve…
Kooky title, huh? It smacks of intrigue, conspiracy, insider information and the dark underbelly we already believe exists. AND, you clicked on it, so stay with me because there is a point to this setup. This political cycle has had the most brutal of effects on the American psyche. You can’t scroll through a social…
Terrible Stories Read Aloud, Terribly, and the rest of the fiery debate So what is the moral of The Dreadful Story of Pauline and the Matches? “Don’t set yourself on fire,” is a pretty good place to start, although you could convince me that, “Cats are evil,” is also plausible. Seriously, the cats can speak in…
Now this is a story “…all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down…” Have you ever had that life-altering moment, where you could reinvent yourself and no one would notice? For me, that started on the drive to college the very first day of orientation, freshman year, circa 1995. As a high school…
I don’t think there are too many people out there that say the enjoy deadlines, whether it’s work, home or somewhere else. Deadlines bring stress, loss of sleep, tension, and lots of other things that make us miserable. But, what if it didn’t have to be that way? I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about…
Now that I’ve decided to modify a behavior, it’s time to reinvest myself (or yourself). It’s easy to say that we want to change, it’s easy to try to change, but it can be awfully hard to actually change. I’ll further attest to that as I write this blog. Each night I have to have…
What is a “push” notification? A push notification is the alert you receive from an application, typically on your phone or tablet. That little buzz or ding that let you know that someone is talking about you, or talking to you, or that you have a new voicemail, or that you have a software update,…
