When I was at Big Lots over the weekend I noted to the employee I was talking to that I was surprised to see the back-to-school items already being put out. His comment was, "I know - it does seem early." But when I thought about it, the new school year is less than two months away [...]
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Do what I do???
I have long realized that children may not do what you say, but they are always watching what you do and tend to follow suit. I know...gratifying, but a bit scary. It is all about the role modeling. As a perfectly imperfect person the notion that the way I live my life likely creates an imprint for [...]
THE FURMINATOR…
As I understand it, our big orange dog - Cooper - is a German Shepherd and Saint Bernard mix. I say "as I understand it" because the information came to me secondhand from the shelter where Cheyenne and I adopted Cooper at five months old. I don't know if they knew his composition for sure or whether it was merely a visual [...]
Civility and kindness…are they slipping away from us as a society?
I was visiting Sarah and my new grandbaby Lennon on Wednesday when I first caught the story on television about the bullied bus monitor video that had gone viral on the Internet. The entertainment show that I caught it on only showed a snippet of the video, but a snippet was enough. It was, in [...]
Send a ransom note already!
Fifi of LoveFifi.com got my attention with one of her marketing emails again. This time it was her way with words - or not. 40% Off Our AMAZING Figure Sucker-Inner! Small-3X! Sucker-Inner? Who are you and what have you done with my Fifi??!! Fifi would never speak so plainly about one of her life-changing products. [...]
As happy as the ending can be…
Sometimes the ending to a story isn't as smooth as we would like it to be - even if we can categorize it as a happy ending. Such is the case of the man who in saving his five year old daughter from an active molestation (that likely what would have resulted in her ultimate [...]
Is your underwear lucky?
In the June issue of Prevention magazine a brief summary on luck research was provided (page 26). Apparently those who believe that lucky charms can improve their performance or luck actually do perform better. According to cognitive psychologist Dr. Sally Linkenauger, "Lucky charms provide confidence which relieves some of the pressure we might feel otherwise." Okay, that makes sense. [...]
THE NEW FORTY 