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 …

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 …

Catching Up

When you fall behind in the things that you know need to be done, you feel great when you start catching up. All it takes is the moment when realize you have one random day when you don’t have to Read More …

First Kiss

I mean, who doesn’t remember their first kiss? If anyone out there can’t remember, they are a terrible person. That said, when I first saw all the Tweets about how bad Katie Perry was, I thought oh, no – “not Read More …