Below are the most viewed posts on this blog during 2012. If you missed one of them or have long since forgotten what it was about, check it out. Most are quick lessons learned of 366 words or less (the exceptions being #2 and #9 - both posts from 2011 that still were among the …
Tag: Perceptions
Leap Year Lesson #357: It’s a Wonderful Life
One of the annual Christmas season rituals for my wife and me is to watch the movie It's a Wonderful Life. We did that again tonight. Given the number of years we've been doing this, it's safe to say that I've seen this movie more times than any other movie. You know the story line: James …
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Leap Year Lesson #347: Humble Pie Tastes Bad, But It’s Good For You
I had a kind, good person at work send me an email today concerned about some things I had said recently. She feared that my remarks could be harmful if taken in a way that pitted one group against another. While that was not my intent in making the remarks, I can certainly understand where …
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Leap Year Lesson #327: Don’t Pre-Judge
Last night I spent some time at my son Brian's home with his roommates and some of their family. It was my first time meeting the others except for Brian's dog Jaina. His roommates have a white pit bull named Roxy similar to the one shown here. I've never been around pit bulls before. My …
Leap Year Lesson #263: Each Season of the Year and of Life Has Its Wonders
As the temperatures turned cooler in the evenings this week in Louisville, Kentucky, I was actually a little excited to put on a warm sweatshirt and take my dog for a walk. Not much beats the cozy comfort of a sweatshirt on a crisp, cool day. Add my horrible looking, soft lounge pants that would …
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