"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller Continue Reading
Fashionably Late to the Instagram Party
I like pictures. My husband and I will come back from a weekend trip with literally hundreds, if not thousands, of pictures. You'd think someone like me would have been on Instagram, a picture sharing site, long ago. But no. I finally discovered how easy Instagram is. Continue Reading
Who is Nike? No, not THAT Nike…
Meet Nike, my little plastic chicken. Nike sits in front of me each day, right below my computer monitor. Whenever I face a fearful situation, this yellow toy chicken reminds me to face my fear and “Just Do It”. So, OK, my Nike was kinda named after THAT Nike. But the original Nike is a winged Greek goddess. How cool is that? Since I look at my plastic Nike so much, I Continue Reading
Joy Global: Give Me a Long Car Ride, and I’ll Give You One Crazy Story
Three hours into a five hour drive, an ominous grey building broke the steady stream of trees. The dull metal structure stood out against the vibrant green forest. The red of the company name served as the only ornamentation: Joy Global. My road addled mind fixated on that image, and spun. Ominous joy in the middle of the woods. What could that company possibly do? A Continue Reading
What Winners Can Teach Us about Service
I competed in an early season triathlon on Sunday. Guess what the winner did immediately after crossing the finish line? He lit up the grill to cook hot dogs for the rest of us. Wow. What a guy. The warm, free food sure was nice. You see, the weather didn’t quite cooperate for the race. Continue Reading
