Yes, that’s me with long hair in 2001. It grew even longer before I cut it. Gradually, I ended up with this:
Appetizer
What was the last game you purchased?
An online game subscription for my kids. They have to maintain good grades or I will discontinue it.
Soup
Name something in which you don’t believe.
Reincarnation. I just can’t buy into it, particularly since I find no support for the theory anywhere in the Bible.
‘Tis the season to decorate our homes, shop for gifts, and attend oodles of school programs and events, office parties, and church and community functions. Between all of those activities,…
I took a walk this past week: Out of the office I have occupied for the past two-and-a-half years, out of the position I have held for the past three years, and out of the organization where I have worked for the past seven years. On Monday morning, I will walk into a new workplace, be assigned to a new office and areas of responsibility, and begin getting acquainted with new colleagues.
On Monday, I will begin to walk along a different professional path.
I make it my practice not to write here about my professional pursuits and coworkers, other than to reveal that I am an attorney. That will not change, but I do feel it is appropriate to note this milestone and the new direction my life path is taking.
I was blessed to have spent the past seven year performing work that was meaningful and, I believe, important. But for many reasons, it was time to move on. Fortunately, once I made up my mind, a completely unexpected new opportunity presented itself and I jumped at the chance to make this change.
My sister and I still laugh about our family’s artificial white Christmas tree, decorated every year with red ornaments. Here I am with my parents in 1969:
Here’s my question for this edition: We’ve all had friends over the years with whom we somehow lost touch . . . perhaps there was a disagreement or misunderstanding, perhaps…
Appetizer What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride? Anything at Disneyland, especially Space Mountain, Big Thunder, the Matterhorn Bobsleds, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, and Indiana…
Here’s my question for this edition: When we walked out of my sister’s house last evening to head home, we noticed that a couple of her neighbors’ homes were brightly…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about comment moderation. Since then I have noted that the dialogue among bloggers about comments has intensified, but it is not limited to just…
Here’s my question for this edition: Do you shop on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving)? If not, why not? If so, what is your usual shopping pattern? Are you…
. . . Matthew!
Q1 – Request If you opened your email program and found two messages from a friend or co-worker, one with the subject line “Something You Should Know!!!” and the other with the subject line “DO NOT OPEN PREVIOUS MESSAGE, EVER,” would you open the first message?
A1 – No. I would delete them both.
Appetizer What was your first “real” job? The first job for which I earned money was working in the music department at my high school. I organized and filed music…
A Thirteen Question History Quiz for People Over the Age of 40
This is a history exam for people who want to see how much they remember about what has gone on during their lifetime. Everyone over the age of 40 should find it pretty easy.
1. When you were growing up, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches located?
a. On the floor shift knob
b. On the floor board, to the left of the clutch
c. Next to the horn
I am not participating in NaNoWriMo this year. The time commitment is simply too much at this point. Additionally, as I have mentioned before, I do not write fiction. Every…
I am delighted by the vigorous debate that my articles have inspired over the past couple of weeks. From such enthusiastic conversation, we all learn a great deal, not to…
My mother (the young girl on the right) and an unidentified friend posed for this photo sitting on a classic vehicle.
Here’s my question for this edition: Honolulu-based “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” the highest-rated reality show on cable television, has been pulled from the airwaves “for the foreseeable future” in light…
Appetizer How much money do you plan to spend this upcoming holiday season? Enough. My definition of “enough” is minuscule compared to what a lot of people spend, but I…
Thirteen Observations About Life Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If…
Everyone who knows me or reads my personal blog knows that I am a fanatic for “The Sopranos.” (And yes, I’m still mourning the series and hoping that David Chase…
As we were driving west on Interstate 80 out of Davis, I snapped this photo of the sun setting over the hills because I thought the pink skyline was beautiful.…
Q1 – What is one of your favorite words?
Hope.
Q2 – How do react when you are out in public and approached by someone carrying a clipboard asking for your signature on a petition or requesting that you participate in a survey?
I try to avoid walking by them. If I can’t and they manage to ask me to sign, I politely decline while continuing to walk.
There’s an ongoing discussion among bloggers concerning comments. Every so often, the dialogue intensifies before going to the back burner again, only to be revived periodically. In the process, volumes…