Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Hectic Season?
Have you ever stressed about the holidays? Do you know someone who has/does? We have low-key holidays here. I do my Christmas shopping early to avoid the crowds after Thanksgiving. So the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is quiet … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. —-Gilbert K. Chesterton I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled … Continue reading
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How Cool Is That?
Last month Joan Raymond at Newsweek.com wrote to ask if I would be willing to be interviewed for an article about people who have granddogs instead of grandchildren. Well, yes. What grandparent wouldn’t jump at a chance to talk about … Continue reading
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An Easy Way to Save Trees
It’s not only gurus who are becoming obsolete. Some phone companies are no longer giving out phone books for residential numbers unless the customer requests one. Banthephonebook.com says if all phone companies adopt this idea it will save 5 … Continue reading
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Mañana
The window she is broken and the rain is comin’ in If someone doesn’t fix it I’ll be soaking to my skin But maybe in a day or two the rain will go away And who would need a window … Continue reading
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Advertising
I don’t know about you, but I haven’t been having trouble like the fellow above. Mostly I tune out ads, but when I do notice it’s more like this gal: What about you? Thanks to Looney, Rummuser and Evan … Continue reading
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Thinking Outside the Box
The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. —The Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People We’re living in a time of great turmoil and innovation. How dumb would it be to focus only on … Continue reading
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Scary Times?
Of course not everyone thinks the campaign season is the scariest time of the year. According to Andy Borowitz 55 million people have applied for Canadian citizenship since Tuesday evening…99.99% of them from the U.S. 🙂 Which do you … Continue reading
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