As 2016 came to an end, I contemplated what adventures were awaiting the arrival of 2017. I like making resolutions, but last year I simplified it to three words: Books, Trips, Easy. As I’ve begun thinking about my words for 2018, I decided to look back and evaluate my 2017 results. Books. YES! it was…
Every been tubing? It was a favorite summer activity as a teen. We’d drive to the middle of nowhere, pay our fee and climb on an old school bus painted hunter green. With a strong enough imagination, you could pretend you were traveling with the Partridge Family. The bus would transport us up a winding…
In the past few weeks it’s been made very apparent to me that I’ve created a bit of a nightmare. It started by cracking the door open just a tad and suddenly I realized it was taking all my strength to keep this monster contained. The monster is made up of all the extra responsibilities…
I just recently realized what the saying, Six to one, half-a-dozen to another means. All my life I thought it referred to a mathematical equation – like a ratio. 6 is to 1 like 1/2 of 12 is to another; another equalling X, thus 6:1 = 6:X. The equation made sense but what was mind…
Ever feel like all you do is shovel other people’s shit? Before I explain, I need to make a little adjustment. You see I grew up in a house where we ate chicken chests and we wore top underwear. There were some words such as breast or bra that were just not appropriate. So the…
It’s a simple equation; negative energy fuels negative energy. Doesn’t matter if it’s on opposite ends of an argument or coming from opposing opinions; negative energy fuels negative energy. Remember your parents saying, “You can’t fight fire with fire!” This time they were actually correct. Fighting fire with fire – usually creates a bigger fire.…