When I was shopping at Kohl's a few days ago, there was an older gentleman in the women's clothing department carefully going through the long clearance clothing racks. He caught my attention because I cannot ever recall seeing a man in the women's department actually looking like he was shopping for clothes. I have seen [...]
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Heed the chair dancing woman’s advice…
Just when I thought Facebook was the biggest threat to people who lean toward procrastination (people like me), here comes my son Cory to introduce me to an infinitely bigger threat - Spotify. Spotify is a free internet music site where you can assemble play lists of darn near any song or musician you can [...]
Warming up my smirk…
There is a phrase on my mind today - "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." This phrase was penned by British historian Lord Acton in 1887. A simple thought and an enduring truism. What is it about power that causes folks to start believing they are untouchable and unaccountable? My friend Paula, who has [...]
A former dinosaur…
Today I took the plunge that I have long been avoiding - I switched from my regular old run-of-the-mill cellphone to a smartphone. I avoided this transition because I was not sure if I possessed the brain power, time, and energy to pull it off gracefully. Alas, I began to notice that everyone else and [...]
Women Auto Know!
ABC has a new show called The Lookout that does investigative consumer reporting. I enjoy the show because it ferrets out disreputable business folks and calls them on their dishonesty. I have now watched two episodes of the show. Watching these consumer rip-off exposés get me all wound-up. The brazen dishonesty displayed by some of [...]
What happens when you care…Aidan’s example.
I am adding a name to my favorite people list this evening - Aidan Thomas Hornaday. I learned about Aidan from my buddy B-Dubya (a.k.a. Barbara Wang). B-Dubya posted a video clip of an interview with Aidan on her Facebook page and...well, I fell head-over-heels in love with him. I know, it is difficult to [...]
Try a different sign…
Of all the jobs I could not do, sign holding during construction season is one of them. I do not think I could stand in the same place all day without some level of engagement with other folks. Even if I could endure the isolation, I couldn't just stand there. I would need to dance [...]
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