• Advice: Recognizing the Good Stuff

    Last week I wrote a bit about bad advice and where to put it. No, not there. Well, unless you really have to. But seriously, as I was milling around last week (when I wasn’t knee deep in Dead Spaces), I got to thinking about good advice. Yes, there is such a thing. My life…

  • On Second Winds and Finish Lines

    On Second Winds and Finish Lines

    I love this photo. I have no idea if that runner is getting his second wind, but looking at it helped me find mine. I would have liked to get that second wind last Friday, but I’m just glad I got it. One thing about living long (and sometimes prospering) and finishing things, is understanding…

  • Lone lodgepole pine in winter

    A Blooming Challenge

    Many many many many years ago, just prior to our launch into the real world (from university life), we stayed a few transitional days with my great aunt. She’d lived long and prospered. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) She’d also traveled widely on account of her hubby’s job. She’d lived in great places. She’d lived in…

  • When Your Day Doesn’t Go As Planned…

    There are days when you start out with a Plan. You feel good (rare for me without enough Diet Dr. Pepper). You’re ready to rock it. You might even know what you’re getting into. And still get caught off guard. Life happens. It happens a lot. Sometimes it happens too much. But… …there are always…