Beware of…
Beware of geeks bearing food said no one ever. Yesterday, my mom offered to come to our house for the holiday, with filet, NY style bread and homemade wine and this is how it went… “Is it ok if geeks Read More …
Tag: life
Do You Trust Me?
You can ask or you can just believe that they inherently do. In some cases this is a fair question…”do you trust me…” With your children? With your car? To give advice on your finances? To assist on a project Read More …
Accomplished
All of the graduates have accomplished their goal. In some way or another, they have achieved a set of standards established. Proficient…I think that is an academic word more suitable, but that doesn’t sound quite as wonderful. Being honored and Read More …
Make It Big
I really do hope that at some point in your career you make it big. Really big. So big that you can’t believe you got where you are today. Whether your ultimate goal is horseback riding, center stage in the Read More …
Need This
If you have to ask, do I need this? You probably don’t. Over a year ago, I packed up my office to reorganize and redecorate. Today, I opened a box that was labeled, “Dawn Desk Miscellaneous” in big, black, bold Read More …
More Than One
Even if you own it, you can always have more than one. This may make sense for many things but not for others. One couch – ok, maybe two or three. It depends on the space you have and whether Read More …
Kids Today
I hear it all the time. I have heard it since I was a kid. Our piano tuner said it to my husband and I just the other day. I have even, maybe once or twice, muttered it under my Read More …
A Sandwich
Simple, right? Just a sandwich. Until someone makes you explain, precisely how to make it… …to someone who has never seen or held a knife, opened a jar of peanut butter or used a plate. Luckily, for parents, when we Read More …
Interpretation
Rules and regulations that make up the law are subject to interpretation of course. When the sign clearly says one thing, but the security guards make you do something else, I, and so many others, get agitated. More and more Read More …
Old Friends
Seeing old friends is always good… and by old, I don’t mean how old they are but how long you have known them. It is easy to just drop right back into conversation. You know what they like, what they Read More …