Clear communications sound like this: “For best results follow the instructions included.” For the past year and half the covid instructions include wearing a mask, washing hands, and social distancing. Add getting a vaccine and we’re all up to date and safe? It turns out everyone is not as adept at following instructions as they […]
DO YOU KNOW BETTER? PROBABLY NOT AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE
August 22, 2021 by
What age marks the moment when you ‘ought to know better?’ How many times do we get fooled before we say we won’t get fooled again? The first time you got fooled: That was unexpected. The second time you got fooled: Didn’t we take care of that last time? The third time you got fooled: […]
BE PREPARED: IT’S MORE THAN A BOY SCOUT MOTTO WITH THE COVID
August 14, 2021 by
Be prepared! It sounds like a threat to some people. “Prepared for what? What’re you gonna do if I’m not, huh? What?” It sounds like there could be consequences, like, “Be prepared, or else.” “Or else what? You tell me like you know something I don’t know. Yeah, I don’t think so, bub.” While no […]
NEEDING MORE: HOW TO CONTROL THAT EMPTY FEELING
July 27, 2021 by
Needing more of something depends on age. Kids needing more kid stuff like their friends; young people need more experience than they’ve had time to acquire; old people need more time to figure out what they missed along the way. We’re needy from the start. Babies need more mom and dad time, grandparents need more […]
OBJECT PERMANENCE: WORKING FOR A BETTER LIFE EVERY DAY
July 17, 2021 by
Object permanence typically starts to develop between 4-7 months of age and involves a baby’s understanding that when things disappear, they aren’t gone forever. The first time I heard the words ‘Object Permanence’ I liked it. “When things disappear, they aren’t gone forever” makes me happy. As adults we remember the past and remember when […]
EVERY DAY IS A NEW CHANCE FOR SMALL CHANGES
July 8, 2021 by
Every day has promises to keep with miles to go before we sleep. Sound familiar? It was a poem written by an old man named Robert Frost. When I first read ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ I chalked it up to a reflection on mortality. Reading it now, instead of a high school […]
AMERICAN IGNORANCE YOU CAN COUNT ON IN A PINCH
July 1, 2021 by
American ignorance is a special kind of stupid. Start with the smart people who screw up, like the man who leans into your face to explain how wrong you are about wearing a mask. Or the men and women who possess a special knowledge that goes beyond science when they make fun of mask wearing […]
TRAVEL GOALS FOR ASPIRATIONAL ADVENTURERS
June 10, 2021 by
Travel goals are more than just getting out of town. Let’s start there. More than changing surroundings, travel goals are so much more. Like what, then? Some are bigger than others, but they are all goals.
MUSIC LESSONS, LIFE LESSONS, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
May 25, 2021 by
‘Music lessons’ always sound ominous. Like ‘continuing education’ and its friend ‘life long learning’, music lessons sound like work. Although the idea is to ‘play’ music, getting to the play part takes time. Then the question becomes ‘how much time, Big D?’ I found the answer in an unusual place: a guitar. But first, about […]
PERSEVERANCE TEST: HOW NOT TO GIVE UP
April 25, 2021 by
A perseverance test happens every day we face the impossible. Some of us take it in stride, make it look easy, like getting the toast just right. Others have greater challenges, life changing challenges, life fulfilling challenges. Did I say life saving challenges? That, too. For example:
