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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Around the fire pit

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  My sister-in-law Chris managed to take this photo in the dark with a flash on an iPhone camera. I really like the look of it. That's m...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Should you spend more time getting even better at the things at which you already excel, or trying to improve the things at which you're not naturally good?

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One of the best bosses I've ever had (and I've had some very, very good ones) was Cindy, who was originally my colleague at Dix ...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

I've carried these nine books with me from job to job for the last 20 years

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It can sound pretentious to call your job a "craft," but I do consider the writing portion of my vocation to be just that. Whateve...
Saturday, August 28, 2021

You can't fake passion

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OK, I'll wait a moment while you make whatever jokes popped into your head when you read that headline... <PAUSE> I am of course t...
Friday, August 27, 2021

I would like more coffee mugs, but I don't have any place to put them

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When I started drinking coffee 10 years ago, there were certain things about the habit of which I was unaware. Like the variances in coffee ...
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Thursday, August 26, 2021

I would have enjoyed cruising more if there hadn't been a big boat involved

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  A couple of years ago, Terry and I went on the first (and so far only) cruise of our lives. It was an Australian cruise, and the places we...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Overcoming negative self-talk in your life

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We are dipping back into Jenn's Big Book of Wisdom for today's post , referring to my Weight Watchers leader Jenn. She does not get ...