POSITIVE SPIN
I came across an article from a few years ago, by designer-writer-consultant Paul Jarvis. I saved this piece because it…
ALL THE ROADS
Travis and I were sharing a bottle of wine on the outside deck of a tasting room on Stearns Wharf,…
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
A few years ago, my friend Denise shared with me a wonderful story about St. Francis of Assisi: The town…
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,…












