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Ever have one of those times where you obsess over whether or not you took care of something at home? You know, like, "Did I lock the door?" or "Did I remember to shut off the oven?" You're sure you did; at least it seems like you did. But the further you get from home, the less convinced you become. After awhile, the doubt burrows into you brain and you finally decide, "What the heck, I'll turn around,...
2/2/2011 12:23:32 PM
Improving oneself is not difficult. It might be uncomfortable. It might be slow; but difficult? Not so much. Figure out what you want to change; figure out a way to do it, move in that direction, correct as necessary. So why don't most people change? The unadorned answer is we make it too complicated. The simpler the plan, the more likely we will accomplish it. To that end, here is a straightforward...
1/26/2011 2:14:47 PM
When she was a kitten, we were constantly cleaning up remnants of paper. We'd leave the house for a few hours and come back to scraps of napkins scattered about the kitchen, or the roll of toilet paper splayed from bathroom to living room. Paper products lived in fear if KC Whittinger Longstockings Junior was nearby. I've often wondered if animals think "Why in Heaven's name did I get a bizarre name...
1/19/2011 1:11:48 PM
Numbers loom large in our lives. We commemorate birthdays and anniversaries in numbers of years. We monitor wealth in number of dollars. We even categorize our state of being via numbers: IQ, BMI, HDL. Certain numbers are more popular than others. Take the number "3." We're conditioned to "think in 3s," which explains why we use expressions like "Top three reasons..." or "Three examples..." Angry parents...
1/5/2011 6:04:44 PM
Getting started for 2011 There was a cosmic event this week. For the first time in 400 years, one could view a full lunar eclipse on the Winter Solstice. If you were crazy enough (like me), you even went outside in the cold and stared up at a reddish, glowing moon. (What was really a cosmic event was that it was clear enough on the normally foggy Northcoast to actually view it!) At precisely 12:01AM...
12/29/2010 3:35:15 PM
At four years old, in 1930, with a mop of brown curly hair, bright hazel eyes, and light skin, Ruth Pinsker waited with her family on the side of a slickened Detroit avenue for a cable car they would never ride. Her family was comprised of Zlate and Shmuel "Sam" Pinsker; two immigrants who had recently migrated to the U.S. from Russia; as well as her younger sisters, Mildred; two years old, and the...
12/8/2010 4:21:23 PM
Oops! I made the misstep of watching the news, not wise if you wish to maintain an upbeat attitude. Rather, it's an excellent way to become discouraged. Politicians, with soft spines and moral compasses no longer pointing north, have become wholly owned subsidiaries of Special Interests Inc. and Mega-Business Unlimited. "Establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common...
12/1/2010 11:07:54 AM
Smell is our most dramatic sense. As example, it might have been years since losing touch with a friend who always wore one particular brand of perfume. One day, while wandering through the mall, someone passes you adorned in that exact long-forgotten fragrance. As it gently wafts past, you are without delay jolted back to a vibrant, dynamic, long-forgotten recollection. Only the sense of small transports...
11/25/2010 5:04:10 PM
The common, accepted portrayal of a happy, joking, and supportive family joyously celebrating around a food-laden Thanksgiving table is definitely not a universal reality. Some families despise the ritual (and aren't too keen on one another either); yet they meet year-after-after out a sense of guilt or tradition, jabbing each other with passive-aggressive verbal stabs. Even within families that are...
11/17/2010 1:02:20 PM
When it comes to food prep, no one would mistake me for a gourmet chef. I mean I can find my way around a kitchen, even prepare a nice meal or two if needed; but if my life hung in the balance, I still couldn't tell you the difference between broccoli and Gai-lohn nor when to use a Dutch oven instead of a stock pot. Most times, if a recipe involves more than a quarter turn in a microwave oven, I'm...
9/15/2010 1:06:20 PM
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