Random Thought for the Day
If happy thoughts truly could make you fly, my feet would rarely touch the ground as long as Sprocket was in my life.
I just love my dog!
If happy thoughts truly could make you fly, my feet would rarely touch the ground as long as Sprocket was in my life.
I just love my dog!
I guess there are times when you need to be reminded that there are very superficial business people out there. Last week I got an email in response to my resume posted on Craig’s List. This is what it said: “Can you send references and salary history?” That’s it. No mention about what kind of…
I read this story about how tadpoles become frogs and I love using it as an metaphor for how we should look at obstacles in our lives. I recently included this story in a speech I gave at the Toastmasters club and thought I’d share it with you.
I’ve been keeping a running bibliography of books I read since 1993. I keep it in a little spiral note book and jot down the date I start and finish reading each book. This habit has proved helpful when I find myself re-reading a book that I didn’t remember reading … but everything feels like…
Today is the first Fathers’ Day without my Dad. He died in January, shortly before his 80th birthday. When he died, I hadn’t seen him in about 10 years. We’d talked on the phone, but hadn’t seen each other. There were reasons for that that I wish didn’t exist. I made bad choices and…
The summer is officially here. It’s hot and muggy. The fireflies are dancing in the evenings among the vines that cover the trees outside my apartment window. And I’ve broken out the sleeveless shirts in my wardrobe. For me, every summer is different – and that’s not just because I’ve moved about the country a…
I love the AirTran Airways radio commercials. I find it comforting to know that when I fly with AirTran Airways, I don’t ever have to worry about: Sitting next to a man who only communicates by singing in opera tenor. Sitting next to someone whose clothing is composed solely of deli meats. In-flight dodgeball. And…