My coach told me to stop after “That’s a great idea …” and not add “but if it were me I’d do it this way.” She said I had an issue with power and control. So I applied this wise perspective to my cat. Basically, if he is in a...
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” - James Baldwin This week is spring break in Belmond, and I took the week off to spend with my family. We were planning on going to Missouri to see relatives...
Sitting here looking out at a truckload of snow. “sigh …” Snow in any fashion and form is depressing to me. I am not a monochromatic type of guy. I need greens and browns; colors of all sorts. White is not a color. I was saying at lunch today that...
I’m trying really hard to infuse tranquility into my life right now. It doesn’t help that my cat starts howling every night at 2:30 in the morning. (Perhaps tranquility is a cousin of lack of sleep – if it is, I don’t have far to go.) People I’ve told this...
I’m writing this on Monday with deep and resounding anticipation and appreciation for the first of March. Usually, my favorite day of the year because it is the farthest away from February you get. This February though, wasn’t so bad. Is it because I am in a good place? It...
"The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also." --Harriet Ann Jacobs We are getting closer to spring, warmer temperatures, and green grass. I love spring as it is a time of rebirth and new beginnings. It is interesting the parallel...
I read this thing on being polite and not wanting to make a scene. Basically, it can kill you.* The third rule of Larry** is that if “I am resting comfortably, and you try and bother me or pick me up, I will scratch and bite your arm – you...
Today is Valentine’s day … also it is the 11th anniversary of Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics (Clarion) doing orthopedic surgery. Now, big time surgery is routine for us but back then, this was huge for both Orthopedic Specialists (then OSMS) and us. Wright Medical Center (our name back then)...
“Spend as much time as possible with positive, joyful people and as little time as possible with negative, unhappy people.” ~ Molly Friedenfeld It has been so nice to see the sun the last few days. I love how just seeing the sun can improve everyone’s mood and put a...
When in doubt – flee. This is my motto for today. I was excited to have an active cat because I’ve had mice in my house before, but then I read that a sign of affection is when a cat presents his dead prey to you. In your bed probably...
