Lessons in Packing
Over many years we have accumulated a number of things. We have at times actually purchased houses based on the furniture it needed to accommodate. I remember so clearly the search for the perfect house in Texas. Each of us had our particular requirement for our person preference and then there was the sideboard. We had inherited a huge Victorian period dark, heavily carved sideboard with ornate carving, a slab of marble and mirror and all sorts of things. It was tall and needed about ten feet of wall space. So, every time I walked into a house I not only checked the kitchen [1. was it open or off in a corner], the bathroom [2. nice big tub] for me. Matthew checked the space for a workshop and how close to the neighbors it was. Lydia had her own list. But bottom line there had to be a place for that sideboard!
Sunday Wisdom from Mr. Chomsky
Sometimes we do not look past an individuals reputation or their current stances on things to find wisdom or sound thinking . I know that I am guilty of this. That is not to say that we should seek wisdom or offer pithy quotations from the most vile and evil persons in our history. However, we can open ourselves to people of all opinions if we find in their body of thought that which is relevant or worthy of remembering. Sometimes when reading or hearing the thoughts of people who agitate or disturb us we also discover an ability to look beyond our own way of thinking and broaden our perspectives.
Speak Up! Write! Post! Don't Let the Noisy Right Speak For You
This is going to be short..to the point..and a unedited. I a so tired of the noisy right /conservative/middle-class/somewhat educated/mostly over 50 MEN pretending to speak for me and my country and for that matter speaking as though they either know what is best for other countries (or worse saying that we the rest of the USA should not care). I am tired of them bashing a good man and a good president just because they don’t like him or his color or his social and political goals.
Ten Evaluation Criteria For Successfully Selecting A Life Partner
The author is fully qualified to expound verbosely on this subject. She conducted extensive research using the methodology and protocols established for the smart women who make bad choices in men Graduate Program of Matrimonial Disaster. This program includes testing marriage with one or more unsuitable partners who fail to adhere to one or more of the established protocols.
Lessons We Forgot: A Reminder From Robert Fulghum
I used to h ave this in a frame on my office by the door so all could see it when they exited. I don’t know where that framed copy is now, but I am certain it is not in Congress or even in Kindergarten classrooms. I don’t even think parents are remembering this is out there. It is sad to say but most of us Boomers seem to have forgotten what our mothers taught us about getting along and we certainly [1. as a gross general statement] seem to have forgotten to teach these to our children. They are worth post with a nod and a link to Robert Fulgham at the end of the post. Continue reading
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