A common question that is asked in the “get to know you” kind of conversations is, “if you could live anywhere, where would it be?” The idea, I think, is to see what place you dream about, what place you think is the best place to live. Most answers it seems are either nostalgic or … Read More
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Teaching a cat to snorkel
One of my favorite quotes of all time is something I first heard from my friend Valerie. It’s from the book The Joy of Work: Dilbert’s Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-workers by Scott Adams, the guy who does the Dilbert cartoons (in case that wasn’t obvious from the book title). … Read More
Day 31: Finally done (!) and lessons gained
At the risk of sounding like I’m accepting an Academy Award of blogging, I wanted to thank everyone who had stayed with me on this journey through the 31 Days of Simple Joys, especially those who are receiving my blog via email.
Day 30: early voting is awesome
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I used to think the whole early voting concept was stupid, that it missed the point of having an “election day.” Why have a designated day if you can just vote willy nilly for two weeks in advance? Then one election a couple of years ago, I knew I … Read More