Some things are still hard
Today marks 5 months since Dad died. It feels very strange that so much time has passed and in another way, it is odd that so little has gone by. It’s not even half a year, but we’ve lived through Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and we’re about to go through Easter. Honestly, it’s not something [...]
Watch this.
Watch this. Just wach it. Get the tissues. I’ll wait. This? This is why I’m becming so passionate about good presentations. Well designed, well thought out, well executed. I made my sample deck yesterday because I’ve seen too many slides cluttered with numbers and words and too much!! Simplify. Which is really funny for me [...]
You’ve got some schmutz on your forehead
That’s one of my favorite Robert Klein lines of all time. I went to church today and got my schmutz. I like Ash Wednesday. It’s like Opening Day for Catholics. But it’s always seemed just a little hypocritical to me to sit and listen to readings where Jesus tells us not to be hypocrites – [...]
Valentine’s mushiness
A Valentine’s Haiku for my sweetie… Brian, “one of strength” Husband, father, very best friend, I love you so much. And for a little less treacle, one fore my other current love, pork. Pork is good to eat. Crispy, glistening bacon - Whew! I’m not Jewish!
Things that should not be true:
Young people die.4-year-olds lose their fathers. You never know which is the last hug. There is no cure for cancer.There is no substitute for 8 hours sleep.I rarely get 8 hours sleep.God loves us fiercely but lets us get into our own scrapes.Greedy people do often get ahead.Athletes get paid more than teachers and nurses.And [...]
My Person of the Year (which might make you cry)
So Barack Obama is Time’s Person of the Year. Hardly surprising. (RIDICULOUSLY exciting, but hardly surprising.) I was asked by a friend for a submission of my own Person of the Year and only one name came to mind. So this is what I wrote to make my case for my own, personal POTY nomination: [...]
Picking up the pieces
My dad died two weeks ago today and it’s still not real. We’re working and eating and sleeping but I’d be hard pressed to say we’re doing much more than coping at this point. We’ve had wonderful wake and gorgeous funeral and gone through boxes and boxes of tissues. We’ve found blessings big and small [...]
Screw the crocuses
Screw the crocuses. Flip-flops and iced coffee are the absolutely true signs that spring is finally here. We had a ridiculously mild winter in downstate NY (my in-laws have a different story to tell north of Albany) but it still feels just wonderful to have everything blooming and growing and warming up. Of course, then [...]
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