We were having dinner the other night and our daughter had notes written on her arms. I don't know why it bothers me, I mean she could dye her hair blue and have a Mohawk and I wouldn't care, but writing on her arms and hands bugs me....
LaTanya, LaBomba, LaBuick, Buick, Coach, Mescobie Duck, Sweetheart Ojibowski, Roxy, Babalouie, Tawney, Tag, Tagna… This is a list of my nicknames, but not all of them, but a lot of them. I like nicknames. I like them because they usually stem from something comical or...
Is disobedience a sign of disrespect?Disobedience is defined by the World Book Encyclopedia (I went old school and used an actual dictionary printed on paper) as a refusal to obey, or failing to follow orders or rules, rebellious. Disrespect is a lack of respect or...
Today was a jam packed day for me, full of catch up work and a fury to both respond and get things out for response. I sat down at my desk just before 8 AM and I made myself leave my office just after 4...
I don’t know who said it but I like it – “ball players need a short memory at the plate.” I used to be a softball player, for many years actually and that statement is very true to the mental part of the game. And...
Early in a new year I have seen an interesting occurrence on Facebook. I would call it a Facebook cleanse – in essence a sorting of their friends list. It’s intriguing to me that they announce the cleanse, that they feel the need to tell us we may...
New Year's Resolutions - I am not a fan. But I am goal oriented. So I've been thinking of my resolutions that I don't call resolutions I call goals because I don't like resolutions. I realize they maybe the same thing. Indulge me?I don't like...
For so many people the holiday's are a tough time of year. Why is that? I am one of those people that struggle with the holidays, and admittedly feel they are just something I need to survive. I do have memories of enjoying them, looking...
So 2014 ended up being a big year for me because I realized some goals that I had been working on for about two years. It felt good, no, it feels great. I also started writing for our local paper and moved from monthly Friday...
On the weekend, my 12 year old and I watched a move called Ender's Game. It was about a boy named Ender who was selected to be the Commander of the Army that would eventually destroy their enemy, who you are lead to believe is...