If it’s Saturday and I have a little time, I like to catch an infomercial. Exercise equipment, food processors, cleaning products, what they are selling doesn’t matter. It’s the promotion that grabs me, the before and after, the ridiculous ease … Continue reading Oversell
For most of us sports lingo can sprout into our daily conversation like dandelions on an soccer field. Most of the jargon makes sense for it refers to a specific action. For example, a “spike” in volleyball means to smack … Continue reading Pitch It
There is a company called Meltwater News. Near as I can tell they are in the business of providing customized news for corporations. But what the company does isn’t nearly as interesting as the people who have worked there. On … Continue reading Tomahawk
“I don’t like it. Not one bit.” So far it had been an agreeable trip. My sister, Sarah, was getting married in Biloxi, MS and my dad, mom, brother, Chris, and I were making our way to the celebration. The … Continue reading Not Cool – Jerks
I sat on a small bluff amongst a crop of trees. Before me lay Lake Bde Maka Ska… Moments before I was biking home from work. I needed some air in my tires, so I pulled into a gas station. … Continue reading Spider
Why is it so difficult to remember someone’s name? Why is it when I am at a social engagement buoyed by box-wine and jumbo shrimp I immediately forget someone’s name, like it didn’t even register? “____, I’d like to introduce … Continue reading Not Cool – Names
Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 It wasn’t supposed to be this difficult. For years I volunteered for Meals on Wheels, a small gesture of good … Continue reading Tuesday
For a time I believed what set me apart from others was a nuanced awareness to my surroundings, to see the shifts in the landscape and understand my relationship to those shifts. This confidence ran into a reinterpretation when … Continue reading Cool – In Tune
In the cutthroat environment of commuting to and fro we all have one, natural enemy. For some it’s the five-inch tailgaters, honking, swerving and trying to pass on the right shoulder. For others it’s the Sunday morning drivers easing … Continue reading Not Cool – Jogging Clubs
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