Month: July 2017

Epic Fail. There has been much said about failure, by a lot of smart people, over all these years. But, one stands out for me tonight. “Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.” — John C. Maxwell But

  I had to drive over to Dayton early this morning. I love to crank up music in my car. Alternative is my favorite. But sometimes, I just like to have perfect quiet in the car. Today was one of

Today I found out a good friend of mine had a pony when she was a little girl. A pony! And, my Mary, also had a horse when she was a girl. They both say they loved those animals. I

We all make mistakes. It is the human way. I used to work for a newspaper, in the “composing” area. We would construct ads, and mock up layouts, and that sort of thing. Sometimes we had to work really fast.

Today I was driving through town, on my way home from a meeting. I noticed the car directly in front of me, a Toyota. I did not recognize the model, as it was a much older version of the Toyota

Sometimes things break. It happens. For the most part, they work just as they should. If we are lucky. But every now and again, a gasket blows, a wheel falls off, a cookie crumbles. It is like pounding away at

Every once in a great while, there is too much that I want to say here. I’ve run this thing a hundred ways tonight. Write. Highlight. Delete. Over and over again. So before it all goes sideways, I decided to

Sometimes. You have to wonder about certain Nursery Rhymes. Throw it down, and say… what in the HOLY heck. I think the authors may have been going a little heavy on the Absinthe back in the days of knickers, and

— First of a two-parter for Kid Wednesday tonight. — We just wanted to tell everyone Thank-You. With a capital TY. So many of you commented here, and sent good wishes. Then there were those who sent cards, or plaques,

  There has been an outpouring of kindness from friends over the past few days. Here, on the InterWeb. This Social Media Bucket. Thank you. Incredibly much. I am overwhelmed. Completely. I’ve taken in every word of every comment. Some