What has been wreaking havoc in my garden??? Why this cute little itty bitty caterpillar, of course. Caterpillars are small little fellows that after building a cocoon emerge as either a beautiful butterfly or moth. Somehow the knowledge that they will be able to take flight has given these little guys quite an inflated ego! […]
Category Archives: Life
My Life Through a Baseball Player’s Eyes
“But until a person can say deeply and honestly, “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,” that person cannot say, “I choose otherwise.” – Stephen Covey I’ve played on a ton of sports teams over the years, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the following […]
It’s More Than Just “I Love You”
I don’t typically do posts about relationships, but in the 15+ years that I’ve been in one (the same one, I might add) I’ve learned a few things. I’ve seen my friends go through harsh breakups and I’ve also seen a few of them find love and happiness. And since I’m on a “finding happiness” […]
5 Things We Are Giving Up (temporarily) To Reach Our Goals
That may seem like a bizarre concept, but when we get to the root of our troubles, we may think we are doing everything to fix the situation when in reality we are just stalling the situation. If we don’t set out a plan that has intentional behaviors, we are doomed to fail. Case in […]
The Kid’s Table
Growing up, my siblings and I had the coolest kid’s table ever. The table itself was nothing fancy, but the memories are unforgettable. There were 4 stools, and the stools and table had a white hard-plastic surface that nothing would stick to. At that table, we ate, we played, we laughed, but most of all […]
Thanksgiving Traditions
I love Autumn! Crisp weather, crisp leaves, fuzzy sweaters, and red cheeks, LOVE IT! Halloween sort of ushers in the holiday season and, if you’re anything like me, you’ve noticed that most stores tend to jump straight from ghouls and goblins to holly and ‘Ho, Ho, Ho!’. What happened to Thanksgiving? Rather than lament the […]
Unlucky Lottery Winners – The Lottery That Broke Them All
Right now, the Powerball is sitting over 200+ million dollars just waiting for some lucky sap or saps to take it home and buy all the things their hearts desire. Sure, some folks say they’re going to solve world hunger or clothe the poor, but most people are going to go out and buy all […]
How To Give
I came across two articles recently that gave statistical weight to my thoughts. The first article is by Chris Blattman, a professor here at Columbia who writes prolifically on foreign aid (among other subjects). In his recent “Is it nuts to give money to the poor?” he remarks:
Review & Reboot
The past couple of weeks have been interesting, to say the least. The kids have both been in a burnout mood, older more than younger. The curriculum I picked out has not worked out as I had hoped. It was all on the computer, so instead of doing their work they would play games or […]
The One Thing I Did That Changed My Life
I think that in today’s world, we are all busy and we all have hard things that we have to deal with. Not one of us has an easy life. The only people with nothing to worry about are the dead ones… just saying. Now, I know that my life may not be as hard […]