Reading Between the Lines
When I'm the lector in church, I practice the readings once or twice at home, and then at church before the services start. Some readings are quite tricky. One day a woman saw me practicing at church. "No wonder you're so
Everyone’s an Expert
The saying is that "no one can tell you're a dog on the internet." Fear enough. But they can tell you're idiotic. A guy on Linkedin this morning says that articulation is more important than fluency in English. And then he
Small Business Minds
We've stopped going to one restaurant we've supported from its launch, weekly, because the hostesses give us a hard time with reservations these days. They aren't just inefficient, they are rude and uncaring. We were sitting in one of the scores
Honk If You Believe in Protecting Our Youth
Canadian Geese, with are protected in the US under the Migratory Aquatic Wildlife Law, or some crazy legislation, are not migratory. Most stay in the US, so they have the visa thing figured out. They tend to return to raise
It’s Only Been Ten Years, How Are You?
An interesting and disappointing recent phenomenon: I've had people who left my coaching communities long ago—they received what they needed and never felt a compunction to remain and contribute to others—suddenly show up again asking me for free help. They
Things people claim to enjoy just to show they’re with the “in crowd” but otherwise wouldn’t go near
Things people claim to enjoy just to show they’re with the “in crowd” but otherwise wouldn’t go near Kale, which is tasteless unless you somehow cook it or pour sauce on it, in which case it’s completely inedible. King Tiger,
Congratulations! You’re Awarded the Right to Send Us Money!
The reason various Who's Who books never impress me on anyone's biography is that you simply pay money and "buy" your way into them. I was able to get my dog, Trotsky, into one once until they caught me. Here's a
Maybe We Should Raffle Off Cars at the Polls
On Super Tuesday (tomorrow) there are 1,344 Democratic delegates to be pledged. About 1,990 are needed to secure the nomination without "brokering" at the convention. The average eligible voter turnout in the past has been 60% or less on Super
YO!!!
If you spend time in airports, or on the streets of a large city, or any place where large groups of people are in transit, you must have been in a position to have someone nearly plowing into you with
You Don’t Agree With Me? What’s Wrong With You?
When you think everyone and anyone who disagrees with your position is mentally deficient, you've identified the presence of deficiency but you have the wrong source.