Archive for the ‘General musings’ Category

Playing Possum

I grew up with the expression playing possum: pretending to be asleep when you weren’t. You know, it was time to clean up your room and you pretended to be taking a nap. Where did that phrase come from? It seems that possums simulate death in order to keep a predator at bay. Seemed a [...]

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OVERQUALIFIED? or UNDERFOCUSED?

Could you use some help getting re-focused on what matters to you? What charges you up and makes you WANT to get out of bed each day?

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Spring has sprung!

Doesn’t take much to thrill me. I think that is the secret to a happy life. Notice and celebrate the good small stuff and disregard the crummy small stuff.

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Puppy Molestation

You should understand that Buddy is no ordinary dog. Yeah, I know, everybody thinks that about their dog … but there is something about Buddy Bear that invites above-and-beyond behavior from his devotees. Case in point: Cousin Mary, a reasonably intact 80-something cousin of Robert’s who is otherwise essentially sane.  She has a real jones for [...]

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