Birds of a Feather April 17, 2012

     It’s always interesting to me to see who people surround themselves with.  You can tell a lot about a person by who they hang out with.  The law of attraction knows no boundaries.  Whoever you are… you will attract.  For me, it’s neurotics.       Karl Jung defines this as, “those people who are successfully [...]

I’m a Cheapskate, and I Know It February 15, 2012

      Ask any of my close friends, and they will tell you… I’m cheap; not just a little cheap, but a borderline tight wad.  I’ve gotten slightly better over the years.  There was a time and a day when I wouldn’t set foot in a grocery store without a wad of coupons in hand and [...]

I’m a Cheapskate, and I Know It February 15, 2012

      Ask any of my close friends, and they will tell you… I’m cheap; not just a little cheap, but a borderline tight wad.  I’ve gotten slightly better over the years.  There was a time and a day when I wouldn’t set foot in a grocery store without a wad of coupons in hand and [...]

The Gift of Giving November 18, 2011

     A couple of weeks ago, my bible study group decided to “adopt” a family to cook Thanksgiving Dinner for… a pretty interesting concept, given the fact that only two of us know how to boil an egg.  It’s amazing how something so seemingly simple can spiral out of control.  Once you decide to take on [...]

Santa’s on Life Support November 12, 2011

     It’s not like I didn’t know this day was coming.  Sooner or later, those of us who made a decision to reproduce know we’re going to have to answer that burning question our kids have been dying to ask for years, but were afraid to know the answer to.  Last week, it was my [...]

Lessons I Learned My 39th Year on Earth November 4, 2011

Lesson 7:  The illusion of happiness and happiness are not the same animal     Have you ever noticed how fantastic everyone’s life seems on Facebook?  I can hardly get on-line without noticing that someone just got a new car, earned a promotion at work, or received a letter saying their kid got accepted into Mensa.  Some [...]

Lesson’s I Learned in my 39th Year on Earth October 28, 2011

Lesson 6:  No Matter How much you fight it… one day you will look in the mirror and see your mother staring back.  It’s Friday.  I figured you could all use a good laugh, so I might as well provide one at my own expense.  You may remember, a couple of years ago I wrote [...]

Lessons I Learned my 39th Year on Earth September 30, 2011

Lesson 5:  You can greatly reduce the stress in your life by automatically assuming  everything will be ten times harder than it should be.       Growing up, I was a big fan of fairytales.  For many years I actually lived my life under the pretense that some Prince would sweep me off my feet and [...]

Lessons I Learned in my 39th Year on Earth September 14, 2011

Lesson 4:  There is a gaping abyss between wisdom and common sense.  Wisdom without common sense is completely useless.  I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve spent several decades of my life on a personal quest for wisdom.  The bookshelves of my home are cluttered beyond recognition with the mounds of self-help books I’ve consulted [...]

Lessons I Learned my 39th Year on Earth September 12, 2011

Lesson 3:  Relationships are always more work than you think they’re going to be… particularly when one of the parties has four legs.      I’ve decided that dogs should come with some sort of warning label.  They should say something along the lines of, “Beware.  No matter how much you think this dog is not [...]