Today we did a corn maze and learned a lot of life lessons: The view from the ground is very different from the view from above. If you climb the towers in the middle of the maze to get the better view from 10 feet up, it might be better but still not good enough …
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Perfect is boring
I received this product that was made in China today and I think the English was made in China too because on the box it said, “Original Natural Fresh Life That We Wanted Since Ever”. It made me laugh. It reminded me of when I lived in China. The English wasn’t perfect. The English was …
Popcorns
My 2-year-old daughter calls popcorn “popcorns”. It makes sense. Apple, apples. Banana, bananas. Popcorn, popcorns. I want apples, she wants popcorns. His, hers, theirs, ours, and yours. This is yours and—as she says, this is “mines”. Newcomers are good at showing us which parts of our existing systems don’t fit the rules. Welcome the newcomers.
Benchmarks vs The Best You Can Be
Benchmarks can be useful things to measure and try to beat. For example, stock investors try to outperform the S&P 500 with their investment choices. But benchmarks can be hindrances if all you’re trying to do is beat them. Why settle for just beating them when you could be crushing them? Your benchmark should be …
Is yoga on your to-do list?
I almost always write a short to-do list at the beginning of each day. Then I almost always stray from it in some way or another. Hey, nobody’s perfect. Recently, I have been wanting to increase my flexibility and strength and do more yoga. I try to do something active every day and so yoga …
When a rock might be a snail
My son shouted excitedly to me this morning, “I found a baby snail!” as he pointed to something that looked to me like a very small rock in a puddle. I looked at it. It looked like a rock. I told him it was a rock. He insisted that it was a baby snail. So …
Constant effort
The other day I was running on the sand and noticed that when I switched from the hard packed sand near the ocean to the loose sand on the beach, I slowed down quite a bit, even though I was putting in the same amount of effort. It makes sense. Some terrain is just harder …
2nd chances
Today we were at a beach where some sizable waves were breaking right on the shore. A man was collecting rocks and didn’t realize how big and powerful the waves were. A wave came and knocked him over and he had trouble getting up before the next wave came, so my friend and I went …
It’s not me
My friend gave me some new T-shirts that didn’t fit him and that he never wore but when I got home and tried them on, they weren’t really my style or color, so I’m going to give them back to him to give to someone else. They’re not me. They’re not me. What does that …
A dolphin’s not a whale
Expectations are funny things. If you go on a boat to go whale watching and see only dolphins, you’ll be disappointed. But if you go on a boat to go fishing, and you see some dolphins, you might be quite excited. A dolphin’s not a whale, but a dolphin’s a dolphin, and dolphins are pretty …