Black clouds were moving in on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and heavy rain looked like it was going to drop at any moment. My girlfriend and I were unprepared. When we had left in the morning, neither of us had bothered to listen to the news to see what the weather was calling … More The Voyage of Life
Our new little baby blog has turned one month! What a fun month it has been trying to write and talk our way through our journey to discover what matters most. Of course, this is all possible because of the great group of writers and community that makes this conversation meaningful. In Case You Missed … More January’s Greatest Hits
While driving home from work, I received a call from a colleague. “I’m sorry, I heard you got fired.” As soon as he hung up, another coworker called to sympathize with the terror of being yelled at by the CEO. With a furrowed brow, I stared forward at the green arrow as one car after … More The Most Important Form Of Selfishness
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post calling for help to Put Me In the Mood For Love. And wow, I loved the results, pun intended. Here’s why. It made me feel for the 100th (or maybe 1000th) time what a warm place this WordPress community is. In responses that were romantic, realistic, … More Color Me Tickled Pink
“You were there, but invisible…” … More I Was a Childhood Lurker
“Invisible threads are the strongest ties” Friedrich Nietzsche I believe spiders are rather solitary creatures. I’ve certainly never seen a two spider team working together to spin a web. A single spider has to form all those intricate connections to create a viable web. The spider’s life literally depends on it. Humans too can be … More Connected
It’s Podcast Friday, friends! 😊 … More Wholehearted Love
I’m a sucker for a good climbing book. But when an updated edition of one of my favorites came, I found what was most interesting was the wisdom from the updates that came over time. … More Wisdom From a Climbing Book
My wife rubbed the edge of her index finger along the top edge and leaned over to peek inside. She looked like she was out on a car lot comparing new cars — blue trim on this one, black on that one. Instead of cars, though, we were comparing baby cribs. My wife was eight … More Worry and me and baby makes three!
“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.” Robert A. Heinlein There is a currently a copy of The Cookie Bible … More Letting Go Of The Little Things
The Heart of the Matter 