Good morning everyone: It’s inevitable. The hometown team loses the ballgame, and the next morning the talk radio programs are swamped by callers quick to point out the blunders of everyone from the batboy to the manager. Sadly, it’s human nature. We are quick to criticize. We can spot the failures of others from a…
Good morning everyone: Did you open your eyes this morning thinking, “This is going to be one great day! I’m going to accomplish everything on my to-do list and still have plenty of time to relax and have fun with friends. I can hardly wait to get started!” Maybe not. In fact the older you…
Hello everyone, Need to find your way to a new restaurant downtown? No problem. Just tap in the address on your GPS and step by step, turn by turn, it will guide you to your destination. It works wonderfully….until it doesn’t. I still vividly remember my surprise and sense of betrayal when my GPS led…
Good morning everyone: What would cause a successful corporate executive to quit her job, buy a farm in Wisconsin, and raise goats and vegetables? In this case it was a desire for a simpler, less stressful, and more active life. Have you ever thought of “reinventing” yourself? What if you were to move overseas or…
Good morning everyone, I was in full panic mode. Heading out the door, I went to grab my wallet from the desk, and it wasn’t there! I checked the bedroom dresser, no luck. I mentally retraced my steps from the day before, and still didn’t have the foggiest idea of where I might have left…
Good morning everyone: Have you been to a cemetery recently? Most of us likely have not. Of all the places we could be, why would anyone choose to be surrounded by gravestones and other reminders of death. Some people might even admit feeling a little squeamish about just driving by a cemetery. A cemetery should…
Good morning everyone: What does every king and president have in common with every other ruler in history? Each one disappoints at one time or another. A president promises to lower taxes or increase employment, and instead, his well-intentioned policies make things worse. A famous, beloved king who defeated countless enemies on the field of…
Good morning everyone: Remember your first job? Mine came with a strong dose of reality. I imagined a summer job where I would let the employer know what hours I wanted to work during the week, and that I would appreciate weekends off. The reality, of course, was that I was in no position to…
Good morning everyone: Earlier this week I had our steam mop in pieces on the kitchen table in an effort to fix it. In your home, too, no doubt there are always appliances, furniture, clothing, cars or other broken things in need of repairing. It’s a fact of life in this sinful world. Things break,…
Good morning everyone: “Who, me?” It’s that all-purpose denial of personal responsibility, isn’t it? You’re asked to pick up clothes from the bedroom floor. “Who, me? I shouldn’t have to do that.” Get the assignment done by tomorrow. “Who, me? That’s asking way too much.” Did you forget to put gas in the car? “Who,…