When I was in high school, I was very happy to get into an Honors English class, and very unhappy when I got the first draft of my first paper back, and the teacher had written on it, “You have some good ideas here. Now, deep six this and start over.” I didn’t know what […]
english, english class, lesson, start over, Writing
One of my favorite movies is “The Chosen”, based on the book by Chaim Potok, and although the movie is about many things, one of the themes is the conflict between a father and son who are no longer speaking to one another. At the end of the movie, an announcer, the voice over, tells […]
chosen, effort, halfway, king
On my way to work, there is one of those little free libraries that you may have seen on people’s lawns. It’s a box on a post with a door that has a window in it, and on the shelves, people leave books and take books that they’re interested in. It’s an awesome concept and […]
book, free library, library, read, reading
Two friends were talking recently about games they like to play online that are only available once a day to play them, and they were aware that there are other versions of those games that let you play more than once a day, but they each said they choose the version where you can only […]
handle, handling impulses, impulse, impulses, impulsive
I was reading an article the other day about how to deal with a recipe when you’ve added too much salt to something. In this case, it was having added too much salt to a stew. It’s interesting that they suggested adding additional ingredients that were either sweet or savory to counterbalance the extra salt. […]
baking, cooking, recipes, salt, salty
I was driving to the office yesterday and noticed an older couple walking down the sidewalk having a conversation. He was talking and making a point using his hands, and she was kind of listening and taking it all in, and then she responded and making her own point. And they were going back and […]
conversation, convo, hands free, talking, Technology
The other day, I was driving down the street on a road that had a bicycle lane on both sides and in the distance I saw an older woman with a walker headed in my direction. She was coming towards me. I thought immediately of pulling over and seeing if she needed any help, but […]
advice, walk, walk into the wind, wind
As I was taking a walk this past weekend, I saw a neighbor was teaching his daughter how to ride her bike without training wheels for the first time. The training wheels were near the curb. As he gave her a little push to get her started, and she was pedaling and riding on her […]
bike, encourage, encouragement, pedaling, Support, trying
I take several walks a day in the area around my office and sometimes I bring a tennis ball with me to bounce on the ground as I’m walking. Yesterday, the ball got away from me and rolled under a car in the supermarket parking lot. Rather than get on the ground to retrieve it, […]
found, lost, lost and found, tennis ball
