Are you feeling a little overwhelmed these days? There is the end of the year frenzy of activity that we are familiar with and then there is the unexpected, uncertainty created by random acts of violence, which are very present for all of us today. Are you getting inundated by emails and in your mailbox […]
What do you do when someone “rubs you the wrong way”? When you are “minding your own business” and someone comes along and makes an offensive remark how do you respond? Recently I was watching a comedy drama that I enjoy called “Monk”. The television series, now available in syndication ended in 2009. Somehow I […]
There is more crispness in the air, the wind is blowing a bit more, and my birthday and anniversary have recently passed. That means we are in my favorite season of the year! Being in sunny Southern California it is difficult to pinpoint the seasons by looking at the colors of the trees or the […]
Creative, funny, thinker, clown, reliable, risk taker, spend thrift, or reckless. We are all inside a labeled box. It may have one name on it at work, another around the house, another in the neighborhood and yet another when you are around friends. Anyone of us can find ourselves in a narrow one-dimensional category of […]
Unless you have been on a deserted island for the past several weeks you are well aware of the final voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Living in the area where the shuttle conducted its recent flyover, and within 10 minutes of both the Los Angeles International Airport, and the California Science Center, Endeavour has […]
Last week, a little past mid-September, with temperatures in the triple digits here in sunny Southern California I saw a lighted snowman and Christmas decorations while I raced through the aisle at my local Costco store. It still felt like summer outside, fall had yet to begin and we have Christmas decorations in the store! […]
Ever heard the expressions, “Avoid it like the plague” or “Wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole” or “Feed with a long handle spoon”? If you have, you know exactly what people mean when they say those phrases. If you haven’t, think of the least desired person, place, or object being part of your life […]