I'm a practical person. Most of the time that translates to me only subscribing to things, methods, and behaviors that produce quantifiable results. I have always said, "I don't have faith, prove it to me." I have been exploring that side of me that says everyone needs to have faith [...]
It’s hard to believe that we are entering the final days of summer. There are still so many things we planned to do this summer with the kids, but we realize we still have time to make it happen. We haven’t had the money to do all of the [...]
Refrigerators were always there for me and I like it though I sometimes took the preservation of refrigerated perishables for granted. I never really had to think about their functionality, and never cared to learn much about freon (it’s a registered trademark, by the way). That changed when I [...]
My first understanding of the rainbow in early childhood came through the flood story in the Old Testament. The rainbow’s origin was a sign of God's covenant to never destroy all life on earth with a global flood again. It’s a wild tale that became increasingly quaint as I grew [...]
What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy? As a recent transplant to the West from a famous Eastern metropolis known for its tall buildings, museums, and bars that stay open until 4 am, I’ve been longing to foment some party insurrection over [...]
When we’ve taken on big household painting projects, we usually take on multiple rooms and we’ve always hired professional painters who can get the job done quickly, in a day. This year we decided to let the kids do it themselves. We are not entertaining a move for a few years, [...]
When I was living in New York, I would love to create original greetings for my family. Initially, I would make cards out of materials at hand, or the strangest objects I’d procure at craft stores or hardware stores, like feathers, rawhide, wood, nails, and armature wire. It was labor [...]
There are a number of ways to handle the constant stress that comes with tax season, but if you think about it from the perspective of someone whose job is like this year-round, you may just be on to something. Here are five ways you can incorporate the mindset [...]
Drunk driving and holding your phone behind the wheel can get you in trouble, you can get caught by the police, you might be involved in an accident or even worse you can kill someone on the road. Obviously the first thing you should not do is drive after [...]
I hoped I would misplace it But then I take such good care of it I wish it would disappear I say I wish But then I relish It being here What good is a photograph of you? Every time I look at it It makes me feel blue [...]
