It is Thanksgiving afternoon and I am stealing a few minutes to do some writing and to flip through some of the online ads about Black Friday. Even though you won’t see me fighting the hordes of shoppers on a day devoted to commercial consumption you will find me running a quick search to see […]
Archives for November 2015
50,000 Reasons To Unfriend Your Friends On Facebook & Life
Around twenty years ago I told someone the smartest thing they had ever said to me was they didn’t understand what I was talking about. When they asked me to explain I said it was the first time they hadn’t pretended to know more about everything than anyone else. They immediately demanded an apology and […]
Everyone Needs A Code To Live By
A while back my daughter told me she wasn’t sure if she believed in G-d and asked me what I thought. I told her I didn’t have a problem with that and explained that our views evolve and change over time and gave her a few examples of how mine have. She nodded her head […]
The Little Moments Are What Counts
We parked the car and walked onto the soccer fields and I looked around and thought about how the world doesn’t stop for anyone or anything. It was the morning after another set of terrorist attacks, Paris was set on fire by multiple incidents and the new was ablaze was analysis and information about it. […]
We Used To Be Better
I don’t know when I first noticed that my Facebook feed was filled with comments about how stupid a person must be to vote for a Republican/Democrat. Can’t say that such a distinction would make a difference either. What I know is that I see these disparaging remarks made by educated people and that they […]
It’s All About The Bundles
Some of you who know me in real life know I just bought a car and those of you who don’t, well if you read the blog you heard about it too. But if you don’t fall into either of those categories let me bring you up to speed: I bought a car last week. […]
What Do You Want From Me?
He drew himself up to his full height, puffed out his chest and asked, “What do you want from me?” I told him it is the wrong question and he sighed and made some comment about being frustrated that his answers would never be good enough for me. “You need to listen carefully. The right […]
It Was More Than A Hunk Of Metal
How do you reward fifteen years of loyal service? What can you give to express your thanks and gratitude for being there in the hot, the cold, the good and the bad? Don’t worry about trying to provide an answer because you can’t thank a thing for doing what it was built to do, but […]