When we come from fear

September 23, 2026
Sometimes people don’t come from anger or any other emotion. Even if that's how it seems. Instead, they come from fear. In fact, I'd lay odds on the fact that most of us come from fear most of the time: Fear of being rejected. Fear of losing control. Fear of not being enough. Fear that if we...

Living room: progress

February 2, 2010
Can you see the progress?And the brown leather chair we bought last month here that just got delivered?And little Gigi, the cat, making her way across the floor, which...

Trouble

February 1, 2010
It's hard to believe that this sweet little dog can be such a...

She who must be obeyed

February 1, 2010
We've named our navigation device, Ayesha, for "she who must be obeyed." Ayesha is the Queen of Death, the White Goddess of the lost city of Kôr, and rules her...

Living room

February 1, 2010
Or will be. One day. When all this stuff is unpacked.Sometimes, it feels like it will take forever. But as we take emptied boxes to the garage, we start to see our...

Snowdogs

February 1, 2010
A photo from Little He and Tinker's trip.Don't you just love the snow on the cactus?Little He on the left, Tinker on the...

"Yeah, they all claim they’re innocent…&qu

February 1, 2010
I'll spare you the details (and if you've been reading along and know about Riley, no details are necessary), but it's necessary to confine Riley to certain parts of the...

Sunday thoughts

January 31, 2010
Sometimes it's helpful to remind ourselves that there's more to focus on than the things that are wrong. That applies to the world, the nation and to our lives.For me,...

Red plates

January 30, 2010
Darling husband is color-blind.But he does see red, and I mean that here in the literal sense.So yesterday we scored some every-day dinnerware in red.I like it.As I told...

Honest labor

January 30, 2010
During this move, I gained a new appreciation for people who do hard work. Honest work. Good work.Our movers, for example. They were with us in Florida for the better...

We scored a table yesterday

January 30, 2010
Dining room table with leaves.Crate & Barrel.We tried really hard to buy living room furniture at several places. But like Goldilocks, some were too hard, some were...

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