Remember Dana Carvey’s Church Lady? For those of you that are young, Dana Carvey is a comedian. He was on Saturday Night Live when it was still a very funny show. His character was a stereotypical…well, church lady. She was convinced everything was satanic. It’s hard to explain, so if you have never heard of…
Silence. It is very quiet where I live. I have a clock in my office and there are days when all I hear is a light tick and the tapping of computer keys. I love those days. I like loud music, laughter, lively conversation, just as much as the next person, but silence is a…
I will learn Italian this year. That being said, let’s be very clear on the definition of “learn.” In my mind “learn” is that I can go to Italy and get around, I can speak basic phrases, order yummy food and ask directions. “Learn” may also include having brief and slow conversation, but that’s about…
Albert Einstein said, “Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Michael always says, “There is a yin and a yang for everything. You can’t have good without bad, we’d never appreciate the good or even recognize it.” I’m certainly not comparing Michael to Einstein. Although they…
I’m going to do this post a little backward. Normally, I write and then I choose a picture, but today I have nothing much to say. So, I chose the picture above and the post that follows is what looking at this picture stirred in me… All dressed up and nowhere to go. When I…
I have this jacket I bought at J.Crew last winter. It’s sort of a camo green, but it’s tailored and it has a lot of gold snaps. I’ve always thought there were too many snaps. It stops just short of Michael Jackson. It’s not gaudy, but I don’t really wear it. The jacket feels like…
I love you. Those three words have become “the moment” in movies, books, songs, even real life. It seems we have been pausing for “I love you” to slip from our lover’s lips since the beginning of time. They are iconic words, but what lies beneath can be as vast and varied as the people…
I tend to judge. Shoot me. I swear we all do it, but I guess I’m a little more open with my thoughts. I know you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. I look farther than the cover, but once I’m a few chapters in, I really feel like I have a good sense.…
I think I’m a bit of a thank you whore. Well, maybe whore is a harsh word, but I say, “thank you” a lot and I’m wondering why it feels so shallow lately. I should be more selective and authentic in my dispensing of gratitude. It’s possible I have cheapened the phrase. I instinctively tack…