Thank You For Your Service
Thank you for your service…it, well – it sounds like it isn’t nearly enough. Thank you – of course – but there is really so much more to say than just that. You have to say it all together. 3 Read More …
Category: career
In The Vacuum
In the vacuum of the room with no clock, no calendar and no internet… time can pass by in one of two ways: Lightning fast – how did we do all of that in just 8 short hours? Snail’s pace Read More …
Forever and A Day
If yesterday seemed like it was a long one, then today was forever and a day more. Long days make for great conversations. Long days might mean you get a lot done. Long days should be spent enjoying every bit Read More …
New Times
Do the kids today get taught new times tables and properties of multiplication that forego ages and ages of prior math training? In “my day” we were taught that multiplication was one of the most straight forward types of basic Read More …
Seriously
Seriously, there is a difference between reality and what people think. They can think whatever they want but it doesn’t change reality. Seriously. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
Tell An Artist
You can, and you should, tell an artist: that you like their work. that you admire their subject matter. that you like their piece, it is so inspiring. that you appreciate their efforts, because of what it makes you feel. Read More …
Lost the Art
In our technological advances we have all but lost the art of craftsmanship. I was reminded today – hearing the woman describe the feeling of the wood, beneath the tools, at her hands – of childhood. As we move further Read More …
You Can Never Be Sure
No matter how much you test, prepare, poll and try things out, you can never be sure that it will work out. Lucky for us, you can always try again. Or, if you can’t try again, you should change your Read More …
Bad At One Thing
If you are bad at one thing, and only one thing, you are probably set. Be happy, you will probably be very successful. For the rest of the world, it depends on what it is that you struggle with doing. Read More …
Typing vs. Writing
The more I do it, I might have to say I prefer typing vs. writing…even though that seems weird to me. The thing that used to be so much easier is becoming less of a focus, it is slower to Read More …