Sometimes, I think we overlook things! Or maybe sometimes we can’t truly identify with a traumatic event another person is going through because our empathy engine doesn’t operate fully. I saw this photo this morning and my empathy engine charged up! The following was one of the most re-tweeted (forwarded) photos last week. It came from a...
Read MoreNot sure we could have cooked a better Thanksgiving lunch ourselves!
Our kids weren’t with us this year for Thanksgiving today! This occurs every other year when they spend time with the other 1/2 of their family. We often have traveled during this week each “non-kid” year but this year, my wife and I found ourselves at home and really not complaining about it. We always miss our kids and the numerous...
Read MoreOh my goodness! You don’t want to miss this!
Who is the mastermind that put this pairing together for a one hour TV special? They should have an Emmy for the idea not to mention the potential this show has for excellent music. Sting and Vince Gill – two of my all-time favorites join for a 1 hour CMT Special – coming Thanksgiving night at 9PM Central … Between them, they’ve won...
Read MoreNew York City – you gotta love it!
I have become a big fan of New York City! It wasn’t my own choosing. My wife has pushed, prodded and planned trips to that big place several times over the years knowing me well enough to know that surely I would see what she has seen about this great place! It worked! The food, fun, Broadway plays, culture, Central Park and I could continue on and...
Read MoreIn my view, a stunning eulogy from the sister of Steve Jobs!
Mona Simpson is a novelist and a professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. She delivered this eulogy for her brother, Steve Jobs, on Oct. 16 at his memorial service at the Memorial Church of Stanford University. This is a reprint published in the New York Times – October 30, 2011 I grew up as an only child, with a single...
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