Monthly Archives: January 2011
People Aren't the Only Crazy Ones
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Recently the Wall Street Journal had another “people are crazy” article…this time about people who run indoor marathons. Apparently in addition to the physical challenge of running long distances, the indoor variety adds the boredom … Continue reading
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People Aren’t the Only Crazy Ones
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Recently the Wall Street Journal had another “people are crazy” article…this time about people who run indoor marathons. Apparently in addition to the physical challenge of running long distances, the indoor variety adds the boredom … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Living Fully
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Blaming
In a recent Dilbert cartoon the pointy-haired boss and Alice are talking: Alice: The new software is a disaster. Pointy-Haired Boss: Then why did you recommend it? Alice: This software is your idea. I recommended against it! Alice: So whose … Continue reading
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Preparing Children for Life
(Click on images for larger view.) Since Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was published there’s been a lot of discussion about how to raise children. My own opinions were formed years ago. I read a lot about child … Continue reading
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What's Your Sign? Are You Sure?
Do you believe in horoscopes? I don’t. Have you ever had fun reading yours, or finding out what personality type you supposedly are? I have. I like being a Sagittarius. We’re supposed to be Philosophical–one of my main concerns in … Continue reading
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Motivation
Just what do you think the chances are that Momma will be successful? 🙂 Has anyone ever tried to motivate you by nagging? If so, did it work? That approach never worked for me. I was a sucker for positive … Continue reading
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Hot or Cold?
Which do you prefer, summer or winter? If I had to choose I would pick winter. I don’t like go out in sub-freezing weather, but we don’t get many days of that here. And the sun does come out … Continue reading
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Little Delights
Because of the drought we don’t leave our Christmas tree up for much longer than a week, but I do love the lights. So I’m starting to decorate our piano with an artificial garland and some mini LED lights. … Continue reading
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Putting Things Off
The above cartoon reminds me of my grandmother. From time to time she would say, “I’m going on a diet…tomorrow.” It was a joke, of course. She believed in enjoying life, and food was an important part of it. … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
I took the background picture last Thursday afternoon after the snow storm. And early this morning, as the year switched to 2011, it was about zero degrees Fahrenheit outside. It only warmed up to about 20 during the day … Continue reading
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