Seeing With Fresh Eyes
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11 (Make That 12) Steps to Great Kids
I have two boys. Ahem. I have two sons that are now late twenties. When I wrote this missive in 2004, they were seventeen and nineteen. I had two great boys then and I have two wonderful young men for sons. It’s not blind… maybe a little prejudiced, but as I muse the truth of […]
Deadlines
Deadlines are the lines drawn in the sand, the air, and on calendars. They are imaginary lines past which one should not go, or you’ll die. Die of what? Failure? Disappointment? Losing a job? Not answering a need? Shame? Deadlines are a form of communication. “I need this by noon so we can move forward on […]
“Perfect”
You’ve heard the word: Perfect. You’ll hear people saying it everywhere as you go through your day. Trust me. Everyone is saying the word. And quite frankly, it scares me. I thought it was just a coincidence at first. Someone at a local store said it—then someone else. A little while after that, I asked […]
One P.M.
Lunch hangs warm in your stomach. Your brain’s fogged. The afternoon looms and with luck, your To-Do list from the morning has some items that are crossed off, or checked. I prefer crossing off. How about you? As you face the afternoon list, you wonder if it’s prioritized correctly. There are three “A’s” two “B’s” […]
Packaging?!?!!!!
Really? Seriously? Ah, come on… I don’t see how the boxes of crackers can get any smaller, the packages of cookies any littler, the ice cream containers any tinier, or the chip bags any more filled with air (and NOT product). Do they think we don’t notice? Do they think we’ll be glad there’s less […]