As usually happens when we get home, our dog Nellie came running to the front door to greet us when we got back from pizza at my Aunt's on Friday night. But this time, as you can see from the picture above, something was different. At first, I couldn't tell what I was seeing, thinking … Continue reading The Guilt Is Written All Over Her Face (and Her Paws)
Seth Godin had a post the other day about a word I had never heard of, "sonder". My guess is that most people have not heard of the word either. Here is the definition: Sonder is the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their … Continue reading The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
One of the great things about our neighborhood is the annual end-of-summer block party. It's a chance to catch up with old friends, as well as an opportunity to meet some new neighbors. Today's was one of the best I can remember, thanks to the efforts of our next door neighbors who went above and … Continue reading The Tradition Continues
I know this will sound strange coming from a 60-year old man, but I was so looking forward to the Katy Perry concert last night. Like many pop culture thingies, I was quite late to the Katy Perry bandwagon. I wasn't really familiar with Katy's music until seeing her half-time show during 2015 Super Bowl. … Continue reading My First, and Hopefully Last, Experience with a Diva
You've hit rock bottom, perhaps because of choices you've made, or perhaps because of some bad luck. You need money, and you need it now. Some of us are fortunate enough to have family or friends we can turn to in such situations, some of us are not. But one of the great things about … Continue reading Sadly, One Person’s Misfortune Is Another’s Ticket to Wealth
My wife and I went out to dinner last night with two other couples, one of which we had not seen in probably 20 years. It was a wonderful evening, filled with lots of reminiscing, catching up, and laughter (not to mention good food and wine as well). I'm not really sure how we had … Continue reading Reconnecting, Thanks to Facebook
To me, it is the greatest product of all time. It's a telephone, a music and video player, a movie making device, a banking device, a communications device, a gaming device, an information retrieval device, a GPS, a home automation control device. Do I need to keep going? I could list dozens more things this … Continue reading How Can Something So Smart Make Us So Dumb?
The Wall Street Journal had a story today about 26-year olds, the biggest single age cohort today in the U.S. at 4.8 million. The focus of the story was on the new approaches to marketing that companies must use with this age group. Companies are placing a particular emphasis on education when marketing to 26-year … Continue reading I’d Fit Right In with These 26-Year Olds
"They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plants." So begins a story by the Center for Investigative Reporting. If you want to read a story about how corporations, counselors, and our court system take advantage of our most vulnerable systems, then I highly recommend you read the full story on the … Continue reading Taking Advantage of Our Most Vulnerable
Today was the Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Race, and you couldn't have asked for a better day. The weather was perfect and our team, Friends of Linda Creed, had our best performance ever, qualifying for the B division for the first time. There's a good deal of free time between races, and so I decided to … Continue reading Who Knew a Porta-Potty Could Bring Out Your Creative Side
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