Whatever life dishes out, and whatever we can make of it. . .
Posted in Business, Culture, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Surviving Recession on Aug 11th, 2010
Wheezing? Sinus problems? Itchy, watery eyes? It may be time for a new mattress.
Headaches? Muscle pain? No enthusiasm for the activities you used to love? Perhaps it’s Low T. You know. Testosterone. Or maybe it’s depression. Or any number of conditions that you can pop a pill for now.
What about your finances? Have you been [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Surviving Recession, Travel on Jul 30th, 2010
Who doesn’t want options, when it comes to starting out? Who doesn’t want options when it comes to starting over?
In my morning reading, this caught my eye: 10 Great Cities for Young Adults. How could I not check it out, thinking about my own sons and where they might light in a few years, pursuing [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting, Surviving Recession on Jul 13th, 2010
“What’s next – locusts?”
That’s what a friend said to me last week, after hearing about the computer viruses, the broken down car, the hole in my son’s ceiling the night before we were leaving town, the air conditioning that died and required repair – twice, water pouring into my bathroom through a light fixture, the [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Surviving Recession on Jul 6th, 2010
There’s good news and bad news. Oh, I won’t even begin to discuss the state of the BP oil spill, our lagging economy, not to mention my pitiful personal life. But there’s still a cornucopia of good news – offset of course, by weird news (at the very least), and yes, bad news. But may [...]
Posted in Business, Other Stuff, Surviving Recession, Travel on Jul 2nd, 2010
I couldn’t resist this tidbit – Ryanair finally goes for its Standing Room Only air travel, according to The Telegraph (UK). Seats back in the upright position? Try “backs upright in the standing position!”
This decision has been bandied about for awhile; I caught wind of it last year (and was amused), thinking it was unlikely [...]
Posted in Parenting, Surviving Recession on Jun 21st, 2010
He’d managed to get his dirty clothes washed. Finally. But it took a phone call to his grandparents who live about an hour away. I imagine my son convincing his grandfather to fetch him, driving from their small town to the big city, and then back to their home for a family weekend of discussion [...]
Posted in Business, Lifestyle, Surviving Recession on May 26th, 2010
A particular news item caught my eye early today:
As the job market begins to loosen up, human resource managers might increasingly be surprised by an announcement from employees they haven’t heard in a while: “I quit.”
Catchy quote, isn’t it? And hopeful.
It appeared in The Wall Street Journal, as reported on Yahoo Finance. [...]
Posted in Business, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Surviving Recession on May 20th, 2010
Are you an optimist? A pessimist? A pragmatist?
Can’t say I much like labels. And I strongly dislike labels that tend toward mutual exclusivity in the way people slap them on their foreheads and parade about. Or slap them on the next guy, and judge.
Personally, I’m pessimistic about individuals stepping into another’s shoes, and finding compassion, [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Other Stuff, Parenting, Surviving Recession on May 11th, 2010
Everything has its price
I’ve spent days, weeks really, maneuvering through objects and obstacles. In my little den. The jammed office. My bedroom, the living room, a wretched corner in the kitchen. I am looking. Taking silent inventory. Running numbers in my head.
I toss aside the memories as best I can. Memories of marriage and [...]
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Sex, Surviving Recession on May 7th, 2010
Are love and sex ever out of style?
Hardly.
Nor do they cease to seize our attention. And that was certainly the case for me in two articles I read this week. The first appeared a few days ago, offering tips to combat aging, and the second was on yahoo this morning – an interpretation of recent [...]
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