Deciding How Many Kids to Have
A dear friend posted questions to Facebook today in a “thinking out loud” way about how to make decisions regarding whether to have another baby. Before I proceed to break down why I made the...
View ArticleHappy 15th Birthday, LinkedIn!
LinkedIn is turning 15. (The birthday is the subject of this blog, along with some interesting infographics about how the world has changed over the 15 years) As part of their birthday celebration,...
View ArticleMaybe Next Time: WITH
The humble word “with” (and its Latin version, “cum”) could be better used in these two ways: THE SUMMA CUM LAUDE GRADUATE’S CAKE Did you read about the case of Publix and the summa cum laude (with...
View ArticleDon’t Overthink. Improvise.
Do any of you have an “overthinking” problem? I’m pretty sure “stop overthinking” would be one of the main pieces of advice a life coach would give me. After all, I created an entire channel devoted to...
View ArticleSeeking Space for Hope
Quite a few times after Hurricane Michael came ashore, mostly sparing Tallahassee and leaving us mainly with the annoyance of darkened homes during lengthy power outages as our neighbors to the west...
View ArticleThe Simple Gift of Friendship
Holidays 2018 have been characterized by disorganization on my part. The tree just got put up yesterday (December 22). The stockings will (hopefully) get put up tonight. I have precisely two more hours...
View ArticleGolden stories for a new year
Some months, I sit down to compile my post of my favorite SmartBrief stories from the prior month, and I’ve populated the draft post with stories already. (This is my preference, because it makes the...
View Article12 posts that rose to the top in 2019
You can write more than 1,000 blog posts spanning a decade and still be surprised at which posts perform well and which don’t. I’m sharing my top 12 posts of 2019 here, but two posts I wrote in earlier...
View ArticleA laugh, a “hi,” and two kisses
A laugh How do you feel about Pringles? Wayne called me over to his office (these are COVID times, so that means walking about five feet to the other room) on Friday to watch comedian Lewis Black’s...
View ArticleOur readers are our teachers
TEACH We may be coaxed by popular sentiment to think we should be fearless. Granted, it would probably be fun to be eternally pursuing adventure, but I have yet to experience a life devoid of fear, and...
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