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Well it was my birthday today. Was it happy? It had it’s moments. Butthis isn’t quite the right time to be having a birthday this year. Mywife’s grandmother past away a few days ago and there is a lot ofenergy and effort going into the funeral that is happening on Monday. I’ll leave it at…

While I’m not sure it means anything, a lot of important events in mylife seem to happen in pairs–usually within 24 hours of one another.My mother and her mother’s birthday happened on the same day. Myfather’s birthday and mine are also on the same day. My father-in-law’sbirthday is a day before my daughters. Within a…

The fine folks at FlashGames Squaredhave come with Flash recreations of several popular older game showsbonus round. As someone who digs old game shows–Game Show Networkmight be the only reason I would even consider getting anythingabove basic cable–I have to say these guys have done a good job. I’dlike to know is how someone managed…

In a previous blog entry, I mentioned that I was changing my diet. One of my readers pointed me at an article on intuitive eating.While I haven’t heard the concept referred to that way, I have seen thesame concept referred to in a couple of different books. And while, intheory, this is a fine concept,…

The last of the 7 Habits involves the act of “sharpening the saw.” Thisisn’t the “last habit” as Stephen Covey has a whole book on what hecalls “The 8th Habit,” but in the context of the original 7, this isthe last one. You can’t be too busy “sawing” to sharpen yoursaw. Eventually, your saw will…

Okay, so this sounds like one of those nonsense business words youmight see in a Dilbert cartoon. However, the concept is important tobeing highly effective. The idea behind synergy is to come upwith a “third alternative” or a “better way.” This means workingtogether with others to find a better way to do something. It requireswin-win…

At least in the US, the third Sunday of each year is the day to honorand commemorate fathers. Other countries apparently celebrate this, atleast if you believe the Wikipedia article on Fathers Day. My wife asked me what I wanted to do on Fathers Day. Huh? Mostweekends, I am taking my kids somewhere to entertain…

Earlier this week, I finally decided that it was time to call anallergist to find out what I’m allergic to. I was told that until myappointment a week from Monday, I wasn’t allowed to have anyantihistamines. Considering that I am regularly having fits ofsneezing–mostly in the evening hours–not having antihistamines isjust a wee bit uncomfortable.…

I should have done this last week, but I chose to do other things last week. 🙂 Theidea behind this habit is that all too often we listen to people withthe intent to reply, not to truly understand the other person. In ourquest to be understood–something most everyone desires–it is possibleto ignore the other person…

Depending on where you live, a flea market might also be called a swapmeet or a car boot sale, but the concept is the same. A bunch of peopleget together in one place and sell their stuff. If you don’t feel likegoing some place to sell your stuff, you can do it from your yard…