2009Dec 1
I heard someone say that the average person gains between 5 and 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's. I can see how that happens because if you're like me, my high-calorie feasting lingered past Thursday last week. Friday I ate a little too much because, well, you know, it was the day after Thanksgiving and there were so many …
2009Nov 30
We've talked about people who share the the same name and this reminded me of a book about a woman who takes on a journey to find other women with the same name. The book, Finding Angela Shelton, is about Angela Shelton who describes how she changed her last name to Shelton (not because of marriage but because …
2009Nov 22
[caption id="attachment_328" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Greek Temple of Delphi"][/caption] "Know yourself and you will know the Universe" —Excerpt of an inscription at the Greek Temple of Delphi Larry Ackerman, leading authority on organizational and personal identity, in his guest post on this site recommended that knowing yourself is a key component to personal identity. Do you ever wonder how you …
2009Sep 20
2009Sep 7
My husband and I played tennis this morning and as a result, here’s a list of ways that I think life is like tennis. Feedback. In commenting about my forehand, my husband said, “You need to bring your arm from low to high in your swing.” Well, you see, that is what I thought I was doing. I asked for …
2009Aug 22
I have a little glass container at home that holds shards of broken bird eggs. Mostly robins’ eggs because that is what we have the most of in our neighborhood. My husband and I go out for daily walks with our dogs and on the glorious occasion when I see one of these partial treasures, I carefully cradle it on …