The giant sucking sound you hear is…
Time. I woke up this morning to discover that summer is over and I haven’t accomplished a damn thing I set out to at the beginning of the season. Sure, there’s lots of excuses – but only one reason. A combination of laziness, distraction and apathy. There’s a confession for you, huh? Entrepreneurs, be warned. Take heed of my Tale. For some weeks we’ve been trying to make a big move from Padre Island to Port Aransas. It’s where we really live since our church, theater, work, bands and a good deal of our friends are. Despite it being just 17 miles from our house, it seems like a continent away – especially when we drive home late at night after a long day 5+ days a week. Things haven’t been coming together quite as...
Read MoreA Month of email in Just TWO Days
How is it possible that a month’s worth of email could pile up in just two days? I left for Dallas on Thursday to watch my eldest daughter play in the State All Star Volleyball Game (Notice the all-caps. It was very, very prestigious. Her mom said so) and I kept up with my email via my Palm Smartphone, answering those that needed answers and weeding out the NRN’s (No Response Needed), like the good little fan of GTD that I am. While my kid played her little heart out leading her team to victory as starting setter, sweeping the opposition and, I must mention, earning the title of ALL-STATE ALL-STAR MVP (and Texas is a Big ‘Ol State, right?) my little inbox grew fat. More than 100 emails that demanded my attention this fine Monday – the start...
Read MoreWhat Fresh Hell Is This?
I think Dorothy Parker said it best, don’t you? I’ve lost my wallet. It wouldn’t be an issue, except today I’m renting a car. So, HUB rented the car and now I’m supposed to be looking for my wallet – except I think my wallet is 17 miles in the opposite direction in Port Aransas. So, now I’ve sent an IM to a friend in Port Aransas to check the Youth Room so I don’t drive 17 miles in the wrong direction. Plan A: I find my wallet and leave late for Dallas. 16YO will be completely frosted like a cupcake and won’t speak to me the entire way up to Dallas. We’ll call that a little bonus. Plan B: I don’t find my wallet and then 16YO has to ride up with another family which is going to the same All-State...
Read MoreSix UNINTERESTING Things About Me — a meme
Gorgeous Maria Anderson tagged me in her meme, so here are the rules and questions, and then my response . . . Meme Terms and Conditions 1. Link to the person who tagged you. 2. Mention the rules on your blog. 3. List six unspectacular things about you. 4. Tag six other bloggers by linking to them. Six unspectacular things, huh? Alrighty then. Time to get humble – and we all know I’m not good at that, right? I think I’m INCREDIBLY spectacular, so I’ll need to dig. 1. I love road trips. Some of my most incredible ideas and decisions have been on a road trip – deciding where to live, starting my business, new directions in life. I just came back from one, and rather than making a lot of decisions I actually just made peace with some...
Read MoreFrom Hill-Raiser to Palin-Proponent
Here we go, folks. We’ve got ourselves a race with two strong tickets. I have supported the democratic party – my party – since my first voter’s registration card more than 20 years ago. I cry every time I vote – no matter the election or issue. I’ve carried babies on my hip as I’ve voted and tried to instill civic pride and responsibility in my daughters. In this election season, I’ve made sure they understood that they were watching history being made. My poor kids. They declared themselves independent as soon as they understood that Mommy was Blue and Daddy was deep, deep red. We’ve discussed issues, delved deep, debated and every four years we have to have some ground rules and throw down the naughty-mat...
Read MoreDalai Lama’s 18 rules for living
At the start of the new millennium the Dalai Lama apparently issued eighteen rules for living. Since word travels slowly in the digital age these have only just reached me. Here they are. 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 8. Spend some time alone every day. 9. Open your arms to change, but...
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