Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

GREAT LISTENER “Describe someone you admire as a great listener,” was the instruction given in a book that I am currently reading. Improving my listening skills has been a quest of mine for many years and I would like to think that I have worked my way into being a pretty good one. But the question was not addressed to my listening skills. The word, “great,” at first made it a bit difficult to answer the request.   People who talk a lot are generally not great listeners – my

CURATED MEMORIES This is not a boast – I can assure you of that – 2025 has been year of funerals. I have attended enough (live and virtual) or been well acquainted with families of the deceased to notice a common thread. Family and friends curate memories of their loved ones. (curate as a verb means to carefully choose, organize and present content or items) Those sharing remarks carefully select and assemble memories that speak with specificity about the deceased and the imp

SABOTAGE I often pause to think about a word as defined by Webster juxtaposed on my experience with the word. Sabotage (to deliberately destroy, damage or obstruct something) is the current word. Why? I am trying to change a bad habit or two.   Everything about the definition of sabotage has a negative connotation. However, thinking of my saboteurs, I must say that my day-to-day interactions with them may be negative long-term, but they are often pleasurable and seductive.  

LOVE AND HATE Everybody loves to travel…not true…I love traveling for a lot of reasons. Traveling breaks rituals and routines which is why some people don’t like to do it. I love that travel breaks my routine. I hate that travel breaks my routine. Confused? Keep reading.   Both ritualistic or routine-driven, accurately describe me. Were you a thief surveilling my house, it would take you exactly zero weeks to know my routine. Once a routine is established, I work to keep it g

SERENDIPIDITY   My favorite son and only child (a kid at heart) stopped by in the middle of the afternoon to retrieve his emotional...

IN MY OPINION   Everything that I have ever accomplished toward forward movement began as an experiment. Even if the action has been...

FIRST TIME LAST TIME When was the last time you did something for the first time? This is not your first time reading this question in...

THE COUCH   On the way to the gym, I take a short cut through a neighborhood. Approximately six months ago, a tannish brown cloth sofa...

MEET FRANK   The morning routine was well---routine… ordinary, except I happened upon a quote by Mires Van der Rohe, a German American...

SELF TALK Handwritten statements on the front page of a beautiful gold and navy journal, a gift from a dear friend, bear witness to how...

TABLE TALK    “Table Topics – Family Gathering,” is an appropriate card game for all ages and most suitable for our household. Minimally...

WITHIN   Two years ago, while planning a milestone anniversary celebration and recovering from vertigo, I became fascinated with corn…not...

Written 8/8/25   On July 10 th , I looked at it closely or as close as I could with my naked eye. The ordinary thing became...

ROSES, MOON, DEER, AND CORN   You already know, I love the outdoors.   Every summer, some facet of creation captures my attention and...

PARAPET Having never heard the word nor seen it written, it was love at first sight. Upon googling I was completely taken in. As much as...

SLOW DOWN   Many adults seem to have forgotten the benefits of walking - that it was their first independent mode of transportation. I...

HELP! PLEASE Humans may be the only animal when trapped or hurt will choose to remain in the situation without crying out for help or...

AM I SORRY?   I believe we use the phrase, “I am sorry” too much. Why? Every time I (we) speak those three words, am I truly sorry for my...

SIMPLE QUESTION   I heard the footsteps on the basement stairs before I saw the producer of them. There was only one person that could be...

ADAPTABLE   Last September, I was exposed to an example of extreme adaptation from an unlikely source. I knew I would eventually tell you...