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Happy new year! Here’s hoping that all 2022 resolutions come true. My resolution has been on auto-repeat for at least 4 years. Simply put, within the year, I’m going to read my age in books—that’s one book for every year I’ve been alive. (To be precise, I’m talking about this life—a necessary caveat in caseContinue reading “New Year—Let the Dreams Begin”

I want to start by wishing you a merry Christmas. As holidays go, Christmas is my favorite. Coming in at a distant second is the Fourth of July. No other holidays entice me to buy a seasonally themed jigsaw puzzle like these two do—that’s all the evidence you need to know how special these celebrationsContinue reading “Oh, What Fun”

I have a confession to make—I’m a hijacker, and I’m turning myself in. When they arrest me, instead of handcuffs, they’re going to need a muzzle. That’s right. I’m one of those people who hijacks conversations.   My latest offense happened a few days ago when I met a friend for breakfast. I know himContinue reading “I know you are, but what am I?”

The overachievers are recruiting again. I recognized their latest recruitment effort in an article about maximizing rest. The term they introduced was Sit Spot. This new slogan is definitely the work of an overachiever. The expression is catchy and full of promise, like all of their slogans. You’re meant to believe that happiness comes fromContinue reading “While I Was Napping”

The other day, I made a special trip to Trader Joe’s to buy apple cider donuts. My daughter said they were a must try. I had to act fast—seasonal items, as the product name suggested, don’t wait around for procrastinators and loafers. I cruised up and down every aisle twice. No donuts. Two very friendlyContinue reading “Preparing for the Big One”

I don’t remember the exact year it happened. I only remember that I was cold . . . and hungry . . . and broke. The cold and hungry part is easy enough to explain. I was skiing. The broke part is my tale of woe. My career was in ruins following an untimely layoffContinue reading “Poor Rich Man – I”

I am surrounded by miracles. Hot showers. Full belly. Medical and dental plan. Great mountain view from my living room. This list is long. Somewhere on that list, between miracle #79 and #432, are my slippers. In my view, a miracle is something wonderful that comes to you by way of an easy handoff. AContinue reading “Ode To My Slippers”

A friend was complaining to me about her husband. She came to my house on a Saturday and sat in the most coveted chair in my living room. I sat across from her on the sofa. She explained that, yet again, her husband did something that made her mad. Her tall stack of grievances wasContinue reading “Swiss Army Man”

I’m going to pick a fight with Wonder Woman. Like her name suggests, she’s wonderful, I know, and most of the time, she is above reproach. But she said something that really stung me. She had just saved a bunch of school kids from being slaughtered, and she did it in the most heroic fashion,Continue reading “Promises, Promises”

The article about building confidence and self-esteem was only trying to help. It started out with a success story. A journalist, mother of two, lacking confidence her whole life, sat for 20 minutes in her car one wintery Nebraska evening trying to summon enough courage to walk into a comedy improv class. Suppressing her self-doubt,Continue reading “Confidence By Any Other Name”