Sad but true: Bad things will happen to you. Things you don’t deserve. Things you didn’t initiate. Things you sometimes cannot stop. Do what you can do. Fight the good fight.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
When I’m tired, I eat.
I know, it makes no sense. Tired people should sleep, not eat. But when you’re tired, things make no sense. And eating is faster than sleeping.
What time is it?
When you wake up on the weekend, do you check to see what time it is? I do. But why? I’m not late for anything. It won’t make me any more or less tired or more or less hungry. It’s an odd habit, and I’m not sure what it’s for. Maybe it’s time to change.
Your #1 Priority
As you tackle your list of things to do, you might start with the most important thing first, your #1 priority, and then move on to the second most important thing and then the third most important thing. That makes sense. But it’s worth noting that at some point, your 7th most important thing has …
What is the downside?
Everything has an upside and downside. Fries taste good but they don’t make you healthier. Raw kale is healthy but you might not like the way it tastes. New cars are shiny and in pristine condition but they’re more expensive and they depreciate faster. Used cars are better value, but they’re not shiny and new …
What are you playing?
The other day I was in a video conference meeting and my kids came in at different times and they both looked at my computer screen full of my coworkers faces and asked me, “What are you playing?” To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To a kid, everything looks like play. They missed …
The sound of sprinklers
Sometimes you focus your attention somewhere and sometimes something grabs your attention and focuses it upon itself. The sound of sprinklers woke me up this morning and while I tried to pretend that it was a white noise that I could sleep through, I was mostly fooling myself. Which is to say that I wasn’t …
Crazy corn
Sometimes organization is overrated.
Eating the older food in the fridge first
I have this great habit of eating the older food in the fridge before it goes bad. This means I save money by not throwing away food that costs money. I have this terrible habit of eating the older food in the fridge before it goes bad. This means I am always eating older food …
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Don’t take it personally
I got better at not taking things personally when I had kids. Tonight, for example, my 2-year-old was on edge and screaming at me for no apparent reason. Little things set her off because she had only a very short nap today. She had a shorter than usual nap, and so she’s screaming at me. …