Talking vs. Listening
One-way is talking vs. listening, which is two-way. We should all agree on the phrase that explains why nature provided us with one mouth and two ears. Not everything we say is as important as the thing we will hear Read More …
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Places to See
On a roll here, this week with topics flowing from one to another and subsequently, we (my blog groupies and I) were discussing places to see – right here in the US and abroad. It is a highly discussed topic, Read More …
Bad Dad Jokes
We all love bad dad jokes. knock knock jokes puns repeated stories that have a funny ending…the first time childhood memories that just can’t possibly be true, they make you laugh too much What we do not like is when Read More …
So Many Options
There really are so many options to choose as a gift for your loved ones for the holiday. There are the obvious: flowers, candy, jewelry…or, going out to dinner, a show and even spending the day at the spa. The Read More …
We Are Human
We are human and that means, inherently, that we have flaws and we want things that we don’t like to admit that we want. However, we do these things anyway. We crave and eat food that is not healthy. We Read More …
Chocolate and Blueberries
Some people might not think that chocolate and blueberries go together. At all. Some people may not think that they are even slightly related. Maybe, they have never tried them together. Maybe they are allergic to one or the other Read More …
Holiday Schedule
Does your workplace follow a strict holiday schedule? Do you set official days you are closed, or do you follow a standard weekly schedule with just the national (aka bank) holiday days off – the days when no one comes Read More …
Everybody Around the Table
In our home and all of our family, we have an age old tradition where we say grace and then finish with a sing-songy affirmation of how we love everybody around the table. My grandmother started this (probably my grandfather, Read More …
As Long As…
Well, there are probably a lot of ways to end this beginning phrase, “as long as”, but all I really wanted to say was this: every year, we celebrate milestones. Every year, we take pictures. Facebook (and now Snapfish) send Read More …
Better Late
Better late than not show up. Even when the party has started, even when they have already had the first round, even when you could have stayed home in your comfy pants, under the blankets on the couch, watching Netflix… Read More …