Each month I update the list of the top 10 most visited posts since this blog began in 2011. We saw several changes during the month of June with the addition of the posts Quit Holding Social Media to a Different Standard and The Paula Deen Controversy. The two posts that dropped out of the top 10 in …
I’m Tired of Conflict
I'm tired of so much of daily life and experience revolving around conflict. It dominates a disproportionate share of the news and far too much of our personal and professional lives and experiences. I'm tired of watching national newscasts only to see the latest iteration of countries fighting with one another, rogue administrations fighting against …
Looking at the Sunny Side
It was with great sadness that we had to remove a 150-year-old tree from our back yard this week. It was a grand, old natural masterpiece that towered over the rest of the neighborhood trees, reaching somewhere between 2-3 times the height of our modest 2-story Cape Cod home. Its circumference at the smallest part …
The Paula Deen Controversy
Has there been a single major newscast in the past week that did not talk about the current Paula Deen controversy? Not that I can recall. For those of you living under a rock, she has been in the news for revealing in a deposition that she used a racial slur - the so-called "N-word" …
Keeping the Plates Spinning
When I was younger, it was common to see acts on TV variety shows where entertainers would keep multiple plates spinning on poles. At some point, plates would start to wobble and the person would have to rush to get them spinning safely again before they fell. There was a bit of drama at that …
