I did something I was afraid to do and I guess I’m proud of myself. I have mixed emotions about this event. I’m part of a chicken co-op and during COVID our old hens decided not to lay any more. We hung on to the girls mostly because the co-op excels at procrastination. Eventually we
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Revenge Isn’t Really Very Sweet
I’ve been thinking about revenge. In the southern branch of our family revenge was best served ice cold, saccharine sweet, locked and loaded. Tradition dictated that if you wronged us, you wronged the entire family and you would pay. If not today, tomorrow. If not this decade than the next or forever until your family
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Learning to Chill
Geez, I’m tired. What about you? Have you ever had a week where everything seems overwhelming? That’s my week. Every time I turn around, I’m rushing off to the next thing. I did this complete overwhelm to myself just as you do it to yourself too. I scheduled lots of events and fun things that
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Sweet Potato Madness
Have you ever had one of those times where you try hard to do things correctly but you’re so stubborn you do it your way regardless? Thug Kitchen (Rodale, 2014) is an irreverent, f-bomb dropping cookbook. It’s not for everyone. And my tale is not about a recipe from their book. I’m sure they’d thank
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Move It Over You Road Hog!
I’m ranting today. Have you noticed? More people are driving in the middle of the road. Here the menace is stone hauling semis and gravel trucks. The gravel trucks don’t have license plates. Someone’s political coffer is richer for this nonsense. It’s a real pisser because if they throw a stone and break your windshield,
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All About Fear and Fearlessness
I read this quote: “Decide how you’re going to deal with fear, because fear will be a big issue in life.” I don’t remember the author but it got me thinking. If you know who this should be attributed to, let me know. Fear has really good information attached to it: it’s an unusual gift.
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Swearing at the Gym
I’m no longer “with it.” I’ve become an old fogie. Has this happened to you? Fair warning: there are graphic references to strong profanity in this post. I like listening to lots of different kinds of music. At home it’s blues, jazz, zydeco or classical. When I’m in the gym they stream current music which is
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Trash Panda Invasion
We have a problem. Maybe you have this problem too. In the last 8 years, we’ve caught over 72 raccoons, 36 possums, a skunk, a feral cat and our two housecats in a Have-A-Heart trap. . Ken and I name all the captives. We started with random names, went through the Presidents, various famous women,
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Laughter Becomes You
I’m a big fan of laughter. It’s a universal human trait. I use it in my personal life and in my coaching. But I’m curious: Why do we laugh? It seems to be something uniquely human. . That’s what I thought until I learned that 65 different species of animals have their own sort of
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Little Red Convertible
I have a little red convertible story. Calm down, Prince fans. It’s not a little red corvette story. Crap, now I’ll be humming that song. ♥ My daughter was here for a month. Home for her is NYC, a place she adores. So interesting because she’s such an outdoorsy kind of woman who grew up
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Who would you choose to be stranded with on a desert island? Just 2 of you. No idea how long you’ll be there. Give it some thought. . The pandemic has been hard on friends, roommates, and family. It’s been an acid test of how we see the people we love, what we’re willing to
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Unexpected Adult Education
I once worked with a bookish guy named Tom. What I didn’t realize was how naïve he was. Tom came from a religious family and had led a sheltered life. When he started college, he needed to get a part time job. He was so excited when he came across an ad in the newspaper
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