Listen to fishies
“Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.” – Samuel Butler I’m curious about BOSE® QuietComfort® Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones. My life and jobs have taken me to over 60 countries, some just for a few days; others like Sri Lanka and Germany for many months—I was privileged to …
Just take it bird by bird
"In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty." – Ralph Waldo Emerson In the past few years, I’m proud to report that I have written several quite successful books under my pen name, Anne Lamott. Okay, I …
Live an irresistible obituary
“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” –Anne Sexton I read obituaries. I’ve read them for years. And sometimes I’m rewarded with a gem of a life’s story, or a spectacular turn of phrase: “He had a God-given talent for operating heavy machinery” …
An Invitation to 37 days
3 Jan 2005 It’s a whole new year. I got up very early this morning and as I sat with my first cup of coffee, I realized that I’ve set and broken many new year’s resolutions over the past decade. One that just keeps getting pushed back is to spend …
