MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH
To move heaven and earth means to be relentless, to go to the greatest lengths, to give it everything we’ve…
WHAT’S NEXT STARTS NOW
I’m not naturally a patient person. Instead of “get well soon,” I send “GET WELL NOW” cards. I’ve learned to…
THE SEA COMPLAINS UPON A THOUSAND SHORES
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain. And most fools do.” — Dale Carnegie Most advice about complaining boils down…
EXCEPTIONALLY ORDINARY
I listened to a podcast with actor James Corden. For a number of years, he hosted The Late, Late, Show…
CHEESE & MAC
Thanks to the clever (and sometimes surprisingly saucy) Merriam-Webster Instagram account, I learned a linguistic term this week: irreversible binomials.…
UPON A STAR
“I wish…” These words can start something. We’ve got to be mindful because, if we don’t watch out, what these…
ASSUME THE POSITION
It’s a weird time to be alive. I guess time and life are always weird in one way or another,…
ONE DAY/DAY ONE
We had a exceptionally relaxing vacation in Scottsdale last week. I knew it was overdue, but man oh man, I…
WIGGLE ROOM
I don’t know where I heard this metaphor about grief: that it’s like a ball in a box with a…
DON’T JUST DO SOMETHING, STAND THERE
I’m a people-person. Basically, I like my fellow humans and, usually, I’m pretty good with them. I’m good at reading…












