Category Archives: Life As a Shared Adventure

What’s your idea of a full life? What skills do you need for it? June 22, 2026

In yesterday’s post at Brian’s Home, Kiki mentions an upcoming vet visit and writes, Hey, it won’t be too bad. I really don’t mind going in the car and I’m usually well behaved at the Vet place. I’ll still be … Continue reading →

Snoopy is my hero. When Eudora accidentally belittles him, he doesn’t argue or get upset. He simply responds creatively on his own terms. He doesn’t have to say a word to get his message across. I don’t know about you, … Continue reading →

That was Stephen Covey’s fifth habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Yesterday’s post reminded me of him, so I asked ChatGPT what he would suggest about discussing political views. It wrote: When discussing strongly held political beliefs, … Continue reading →

I asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude if the student in yesterday’s comic was correct. comic — the teacher is talking about persuasive writing and a student says “Research suggests that using facts and logic to try to change someone’s mind … Continue reading →

June 17, 2026

Linda Sand said she thought it looked sad. I think it looks young and innocent. The feet reminds me of the sleepers Kaitlin wore as a baby. Here she is with her proud father. And here she is when she … Continue reading →

That Amazon delivery: The missing item I wrote about came Saturday, but they charged me for it again. Once I found the “call me” option on their site, the matter was easily settled. But it was tricky to find that … Continue reading →

The quality of our lives depends on how we focus our energy and our attention. Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest … Continue reading →

Floats your boat? Puts pep in your step? I love the burst of energy and enthusiasm I get when fall comes, but I need to work on it when the weather turns warm. At the moment I’m doing two things; … Continue reading →