Last night my friend Sherene tagged me in something she’d posted on Facebook. It was language-related, and she figured I’d enjoy it since I’m a word nerd. (She was right. I loved it.) It was a list of funny analogies, supposedly submitted by high school students to their English class. One of those things that [...]

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I sit at the kitchen table with my laptop, listening to the incessant drumming of the dryer, paired with the sloshing of the washer. LC told me that Tess the Puppy scared herself on his drum kit this morning. Her wagging tail apparently hit the bass drum, making her jump and whirl around. I’ve got [...]

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I’m sitting in my office, looking out the front window on a dreary day. The sky is white with the cloud cover, and I’m just a little chilled. Thinking of putting on some socks. Suddenly, the other reason I’m considering socks scurries across the floor. It’s rather big bug. We have a lot more bugs [...]

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The sun is shining and a gentle breeze is blowing. The temperature is in the low 80s. I’m sitting outside on my shady back deck, gazing at the lake and reveling in the perfection of this day. I can’t believe I get to enjoy this. I wonder why I’m surprised. And then I remember… POLLEN. [...]

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My blog’s stats counter broke about a month ago. So for a few weeks, I had no way of knowing who was visiting my blog or why. Not knowing if anyone had read my infrequent posts made me feel all empty inside. (Okay, I know I could’ve done the work to find another stats plugin, [...]

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So. Tired. Just got home from Florida. Two four-day conferences. Ten evening receptions (2 per night, for 5 nights). Nice to meet fellow conference staff and attenders. Fun to give advice on social media (based on my work for John Maxwell). One dinner out. One movie afternoon (Cowboys & Aliens, meh). A visit to a [...]

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Dear Pinterest, I want to thank you for being you. For being there for me when I need a shot of creativity. Your funny sayings and beautiful gardens amuse and enlighten me. I’ve wasted many an hour browsing furniture arrangements and drooling over desserts. I’m inspired by much of your varied content. But I feel [...]

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When I saw this post title on Bit Rebels, I assumed it was going to be about how difficult women are to live with or some such nonsense. So I was glad to see that the photo collection that follows told the REAL truth about why guys die sooner: because they do some stupid stuff. [...]

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Last week it finally arrived! You might remember that Charlie and I had the chance to travel to Greece and Turkey this past June. Well, when we were in Istanbul, we decided to buy a souvenir. We could’ve gotten a coffee cup, like we always do when we travel. In fact, we did get a [...]

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