When they don’t read the room

September 18, 2025
read-the-room
I've run across a number of cringeworthy situations recently where people fail to "read the room." What does that mean? It means understanding the vibe of the...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

As summer draws to a close

September 12, 2025
summer-ends
When the sun slips away and summer draws to a close, I get nostalgic, don't you? It happens quietly at first. The light changes — not dramatically, but in a way...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

How many chances should we give people?

September 9, 2025
how-many-chances
We want to believe in second chances. We need to believe in them.  In fact, I want second chances, myself. And sometimes, I want third and fourth. Yep, that many in a...
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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

Seen in the wild

September 1, 2025
seen-in-the-wild
Take a little walk in your neighborhood ...you might be surprised at what you'll find! Here's some of what we've seen in the wild this summer. A fairy garden in...
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2 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

A life and a death

August 18, 2025
death
A longtime Facebook friend died the day I'm writing this and her death was unusually impactful. I felt like I knew her pretty well, although we’d never actually...
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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

How I burned out on the “blah blah blah” of soc...

August 11, 2025
digital-detox
The blah-blah-blah on social media is making me insane. So many people pontificating on matters they know absolutely nothing about. People hating on my...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

The Republican Party: then and now

August 9, 2025
Republican
Let me start by saying I was raised in Republican household. I grew up with a certain appreciation for (but not agreement with) 20th century conservative...
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4 Comments · Blog

Is it time blindness? or just being always late?

August 7, 2025
time-blindness
Ever sit down to do something and suddenly hours have disappeared without a trace? Or maybe you intended to leave the house at 10 a.m., and next thing you know, it's...
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2 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

How to intermittent fast — and why you might want to ...

July 30, 2025
intermittent-fasting
The buzz about intermittent fasting goes back years--I tried it almost a decade ago--but it's getting louder. Fasting has been around for centuries, practiced for...
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2 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Recipes

How bad were the Covid years, really?

July 21, 2025
Covid-years
So how bad were the Covid years for those of us who did not get sick or lose loved ones? Yes, for some, pretty bad. They lost loved ones. They got sick, themselves....
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14 Comments · Blog, Opinion

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