I haven’t taken photos in a long time and it suddenly occurred to me what a challenge it might be to take a photo a day while we’re all largely stuck at home. This will be a challenge for me to see what I can...
Continue reading...Stuck At Home? Here Are A Few Ideas For Things To Do.
Most events are cancelled. Conferences, tournaments, recitals, church services and a whole bunch of schools have all closed their doors as a way to keep large groups from gathering together and accidentally spreading the highly contagious virus COVID-19. That means many people are home more...
Continue reading...It’s Time To Stop Blaming Others
It’s very easy to blame others for our general life woes. Feeling the complete and full responsibility for our own lives and our own choices is a hefty weight to carry around, yet in my opinion that weight is what also gives us our freedom....
Continue reading...Surviving Unemployment – Interviews
There are thousands and thousands of resources available to people when it comes to applying for jobs. I’m talking about all those videos on youtube where “experts” weigh in on what to put on a resume, how to dress, what questions to ask, what questions...
Continue reading...It’s Not “You”, It’s “Me”
I think our collective emotional turmoil as a society, in part, has something to do with the intense proliferation of “you” articles and books. There are two types of books riding a massive publishing wave right now (in my opinion), self-help and anything pro or...
Continue reading...A Healthier Me – On The Chuckwagon
I’ve heard the saying “falling off the wagon” associated often with alcoholics as a way of conveying that they were drinking again. Since I eat to feel better rather than drink alcohol, the idea of being on or off the chuckwagon seems a bit more...
Continue reading...Why Are We Still Building For The Nuclear Family?
After WWII, there was a housing shortage. Within the two decades following that massive event, the American suburbs exploded because veterans needed jobs and homes. It was the heyday of the “American Dream” in the thought that people were to be married, have 2 children...
Continue reading...Super Bowl Halftime Sadness
I just finished watching the halftime show for Super Bowl LIV. It featured Shakira and Jennifer Lopez and apparently a cameo by some guy I’ve never heard of. I don’t usually watch but I was curious about this year’s commercials and how Kansas City might...
Continue reading...How To Stop Judging And Start Listening
Yes, I titled this post as if it holds some miracle answer or magic pill on how to be a better person. Let’s just jump to the conclusion shall we? It doesn’t. I have no answer on how to stop judging. I just didn’t know...
Continue reading...My Unexpected Response to the Movie Bombshell
(The image used in the title of this post is via www.imbd.com.) Yesterday I went to see the movie Bombshell. It’s a movie that depicts the events surrounding Fox News and the downfall of Roger Ailes due to his creation of an environment which included...
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