It’s been a while. I apologize for that. I’d like to promise it won’t happen again, but I can’t make guarantees. Life gets busy. Nevertheless, I like to think we have the type of relationship that we can pick up right where we left off months or years ago, as if we never left. That… Read More: Bert’s Back with a Book »
What was thinking like before words? Before we created these unique and elaborate sets of mouth sounds to symbolize things and ideas (language), how did we think? I don’t know about you, but most of my active, conscious thinking is word dialogue, my Introverted Thinking (Ti) for those of you following the Myers Briggs Series… Read More: Random Better Thoughts 5 »
It happened! Y’all, I am so thrilled at this moment! It’s awesome when a plan comes together, and today, stars aligned, chips fell where I told them to (not just where they may), and Humpty Dumpty put himself back together again! Remember when I wrote Random Better Thoughts 1, and I said I was going… Read More: Random Better Thoughts 2 »
After researching and writing about the light-hearted topic of death for the past few weeks, something serious has come to my attention. I need to put down the lollipops and gumdrops today and get real with you all for a moment. There has been a subversive movement growing right underneath our eyes, a force silently threatening… Read More: Emerging Threat of Fake Online Reviews »
I’m not really sure if there will be a Random Better Thoughts 2, if this will be a series or not, but I always like to leave options open for expansion. Why limit it, right? And if I just title it Random Better Thoughts, and then do decide to have a follow up, You’ll see… Read More: Random Better Thoughts 1 »
Today was one of those rare, amazing days where you finally find out that it DOES have a name, it IS a thing, and other people DO know what you’re talking about! For over thirty years now I’ve quietly wondered what was going on or if anyone else experienced it, but it was such a… Read More: ASMR: A Head-tingling Discovery »
I am a believer in the merits of online dating. To be honest, I have been fond of the concept for a number of years, but it took a while for Al Gore’s Internet to become more mainstream and gain people’s trust in the idea of meeting someone online before it really became a legitimate… Read More: Adventures in Online Dating (and the Characters You’re Likely to… »
My Dear Alanis, You don’t know me, but we should talk. Actually, for starters, I need to talk, and you can listen. I had my world upended in a moment’s notice yesterday, and all I can think about is how sorry I am…sorry for all I have done to you. What sorts of transgressions could… Read More: My Open Letter of Apology to Alanis Morissette »
I was always a diligent student, and I do really well with assignments. I’m curious as to what post ideas you would find interesting, funny, helpful, etc., since you’re reading them, not me. And they can be almost anything, really, but don’t be surprised if they come off at a slightly different angle than anticipated.… Read More: My Homework (And You’re the Teacher!) »
I recently made my third trip to Puerto Rico, and it was no less amazing than the first two. The weather is still perfect, the food is still second to none, and the natural beauty of the place is so stunning that you come home with pinch marks everywhere from verifying over and over again… Read More: What’s Going on in Puerto Rico? »