image from: http://www.valdosta.eduI was working on homework with my youngest son the other night. He's in first grade and we were doing math. I encountered a problem that absolutely boggled me for at least 90 seconds. No, really. It was a simple addition question, but the method my son is being taught is very different … Continue reading Doing new math
Category: musings
We All Fall Down
image from: hachettebookgroup.comI have a dark fascination with addiction. I don't understand it, but I know that it is real and accept that it is a part of our society. It's everywhere. Of course, for every drug addict there is an ever widening circle of the people impacted by the drug addict and their actions. … Continue reading We All Fall Down
The half life of neglect
According to Wikipedia Half Life is defined as the period of time it takes for the amount of a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half. It's radioactive decay. I'm not really a science girl - I appreciate the nurturing it takes for something to grow and I know that my health has been directly … Continue reading The half life of neglect
Perspective
Thought while loading the dishwasher... How I see it:image from diagrami.comHow my dog sees it:image from takeeouteeno1.com
Giving up
Trying to maintain relationships with people who don't communicate with me. Done.Reading blogs that subsist on recycled ideas and mean spirited observations. Living life on the edge ain't for me. Finished.Paying more than my share in life. In a world of nickel and dimers, I've erred on the side of generousity. No more.Not dealing directly … Continue reading Giving up
Saying thank you
image from thank-you-site.comHow and when do you express appreciation? In an age of electronic and digital communication (are these the same??) are you inclined to say thank you with a phone call or perhaps an email or text? Does a simple and sincere face-to-face "thanks" suffice?I recently read something about this book and it got … Continue reading Saying thank you
Blessed
image from wikipediaI'm calling this in. From paradise aka Palm Springs, CA. There may be more typos than usual. I may be almost sipping my second margarita. I am, without a doubt, Blessed...1. To be alive, the ultimate blessing, but so infrequently appreciated in a conscious fashion. Sometimes the lack of appropriate acknowledgment of what … Continue reading Blessed
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