As Fred the K says, strange days... One thing I am fascinated by is the concept of a sole survivor. Are they racked with guilt or do they thrive on their good fortune? Recently, I heard a story from a Doctor whose sister died on 9/11/01. She worked for Compaq and was having a big power breakfast at Windows on the World. She and her team had go …
I don't where these originated, I heard them from Deepak Chopra. We could change the world with these questions. Especially Facebook. 1. Is it true? 2. Is it kind? 3. Is it necessary? My darling wife, Sheilagh, said: "Then there will be no cat videos for you." Oh no, I said cat videos are necessary. I find them so soothing. You may prefe …
My household changes in the summer. When one works in a school for the NYC Department of Education aka NYC Public Schools, one generally enjoys most of the season without any work responsibilities; so it goes for “Mrs. B.” Of course some exceptions exist to that rule but not here in Grand Junction, the name my daughter gave our home in a s …
Saturday was one of the special days. It repeats each year. It includes many folks and circles surrounding two friends who go back together to Kindergarten in the same nabe. I only got to know them in high school. But for them it includes boys and girls who grew up together, attened the same elementary, junior high and high school, and for many of …
On this day in 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer prize for her first, and only, novel: Gone with the Wind. She wrote the book while recovering from an ankle injury and only showed it to a publisher's talent scout after initially saying she didn't have anything worth showing him. Second thoughts can be valuable. Being born and raised primaril …
From Mitch's blog of Saturday: "I remembered something my daughter said to me several weeks ago. We need to listen to each other and seek to understand. She's right. We need to be heroic. Listen and talk about what matters...in person...without malice." Be Heroic. Seems like such a simple thing. One unedited hour on Facebook and you will see th …
I'm certainly no expert, as anyone who has spent more than 20 minutes with me can attest, but I do know that it is the single most important thing in our world today. Especially in the week ahead, with the Presidential election happening, I am encouraging kindness to all. Don't tell me why someone is awful, tell me why you love someone. Wikipe …
