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 [...]
Tag: dancing
If the teenager isn’t there to see it, is it still embarrassing?
I was up on the campus today (NDSU) doing a few necessary errands. I was reminded upon arrival that this is an orientation day as there were many clusters of new students following their guides around campus. It is always nice to see those new, eager, and often anxious faces trying to take in everything [...]
My accountability partner
Today a gentleman named Dan Seidman spoke at the conference about eliminating excuses regarding the things you do or do not do in your life. Dan suggested that you have an accountability partner that could help keep it real and call you out on excuses. He said it should not be a life partner or spouse. I sometimes [...]
The VooDoo Lounge
My brother told me when I was visiting him in California last about a great rooftop bar in the Rio. When my brother talks about great bars it is important to ask him to define "great" as historically the word has been known to be definitionally tied to two different characteristics - ambiance or action. When I first [...]
The floor show is in the planning stages…
I arrived in Emmitsburg with the big blue bag and my wits in tow today (and with no yellow clown car - thank you very much). As my friend Ruth Ann would say, "It's a good day." I once again had a four airport day - Fargo, Minneapolis, Detroit and Harrisburg. It has been awhile [...]
A room with a view – worth the price of admission?
As those folks who read my blog know, I have been working on my year two goal in the new forty (the best body ever) for about a month now. As part of my new goal I have been exercising a lot more - typically in my bedroom (although there are very few places in [...]
Mental note – stop rocking out at stop lights.
Awkward…that is the only word for some moments in your life. I have two quick examples this morning that both occurred in this calendar week (which should tell me that awkward moments are not an anomaly in my life – hmmmm, something to reflect upon). First, the very day that I blogged about the fact [...]
THE NEW FORTY 