Another Epiphany

Some say that making resolutions or setting goals is just setting yourself up for further disappointment. Others adamantly tout that it’s a total waste of time. But Highly Successful People know that what you commit to paper niggles away in your thoughts until what...

Social Graces 101

Let’s start with: When you receive a written (even emailed) invitation with “RSVP” written on it, it means you are to reply as to whether or not you will attend the event. It means you will make a serious commitment either way. This is so the host may plan the amount...

Resolutions

For possibly the first time in my entire life, my New Year’s resolutions do no include resolving to lose a significant amount of weight. They don’t have to, because, despite hurdles even Jesse Owens couldn’t have successfully navigated, I kept last year’s resolution...

Pluses and Minuses

As my year from hell comes to a close, it’s time to take an honest inventory. Yes, the bad news always makes the front page, and there was more than enough death and devastation to fill several tomes. But there were victories as well, and I do not fail to make note of...

Are you out there, MDN?

Of all the things that have broken my heart this year, being out of contact with My Darling Niece ranks right up there close to the very top of the list. Tomorrow she’ll be 24. A year and a half ago she graduated from the University of Washington with a major in...