Category: Life

It’s mostly what this blog’s about.

  • I realized, just now, that I did this last year, too. I am now going to make this a “thing.” We went for a lovely walk to Wahclella Falls on the Columbia Gorge. Since photos can’t really do it justice (and I suck at waterfall photos) here is a video. It was very loud. Happy…

  • Easter of 1973. I was 4 years old. Evidence that I am not a morning person and not fit for human consumption first thing. As an adult, I have forced myself to be a morning person. Which means I get myself up at 5:00 am so I can have some alone time (essential to my…

  • I had an exciting weekend. I went to a leadership conference. Was there three days. Learned lots. I especially liked the session on conflict manangement. It was taught by the people who wrote a book that I am currently reading: Be Quiet, Be Heard: The Paradox of Persuasion. An excellent book. I highly recommend it.…

  • The Daily Post asks us to do this:  For this week’s writing challenge: tell us about a moment when your life was changed in a split second. The good, the bad, the funny, and the thought-provoking, our lives are composed of a series of meaningful events that help to shape who we are. Every now and…

  • This is me when I was in “Musical Kindergarten,” a preschool for children who were musically inclined. I have no memory of it. I think I liked it though. Oh look! Someone is about to clock me with maracas: