Bumps In The Road
Do you embrace, full on, the bumps in the road, or do you detour around them to avoid conflict, stress and confrontation? I used to drive this touchy, old, minivan that needed to be treated with kid gloves – as Read More …
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It Was Predictable
Tonight we made the kids watch this movie that we’ve been talking about forever…and believe me, it was predictable. Totally predictable. To us that is…and every other person who has been taught about the NASA program and Apollo 13. A Read More …
Firm But Flexible
Attended a really wonderful lecture today that I will remember for a while. I have read the author’s books before, but in person, Edward Tufte is much more engaging. One quote from him today really resonated with me. “Be firm, Read More …
Back It Up
It is the first day of Summer. (I know, I know that summer is not capitalized, but it should be…for all the fun we will have this season!) I am just sending out a short, PSA on a good idea Read More …
Are You…?
What does age have to do with it? Are you older or younger? Do you really know more than someone else just because you have more years under your belt…and who wears a belt anymore? Just because someone has an Read More …
Take It Seriously
Unless you are an aspiring comedian looking for a summer gig, you probably should take it seriously. I guess, to be honest, even if you are funnier than everyone else you know, you probably have to work hard to prove Read More …
Your Own Party
Sometimes, it just isn’t the right time to spend the evening with 350 (or more) of your “closest” friends at a banquet. Especially after many long weeks of late practice, hard work and back to back weekends of performances. So, Read More …
Laughing and Giggling
It’s our happy place, the place where you can hear laughing and giggling on a regular basis. Nope. It isn’t our kitchen – although that is a good guess. Nope. It isn’t in school – I’m not there often enough; Read More …
Past Performance
It is true that past performance does not guarantee future results, but as technology and marketing begin to come together, the odds improve. Barnes and Noble, however has not yet adapted the high-tech marketing demographics that Facebook has been using Read More …
Better To Have Done It
It is, in my experience, better to have done it than not tried. Over the last couple of weeks, I have taken nearly 650 photos of the cast, crew and director staff of the Jungle Book Kids at school. I Read More …