I’ve been thinking about this post for a week. Last Sunday, as part of our daytrip to New York, we made what can only be described as a pilgrimage to the World Trade Center site. The site, as shown above, is not just your normal construction site. Awhile back, when someone was talking about the…
Saw this link on Lifehack, about how to have a conversation at conferences and other events without feeling awkward. I think the key suggestion made in it is a key suggestion I’ve tried very hard to take to heart to overcome my own awkwardness and shyness. The best way to feel less awkward is to…
It seems as though there are a number of people I am friends with, or people who’s websites I visit on a regular basis who are dealing with serious illness and coping with the possibility, if not probability, that someone they love will be passing away soon. At times like this I don’t believe there…
I saw this quote this morning, and it struck me as a very simple explanation for something we spend so much time and energy on. Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh. W. H. Auden…
Yesterday at work I had an interesting experience. I was caught in the middle of what was quickly becoming a bit of a mess. I had reached a point of frustration with a problem and it was looking like I was going to have to make a trip to another building to get things straightened…
Have you ever been reading the site of someone you know in real life, and wondered if there weren’t some things they probably didn’t mean for you to read? I know there are some people who read my sites, who know me and see me in person, and I’ve often wondered whether there are times…
Subscribe to our Newsletter
See a sample before subscribing here
If you’d rather use RSS – that feed is here.