I went to my first professional soccer game this past weekend. I don’t think I had seriously watched an entire soccer match since our youngest played what we lovingly referred to as “Amoeba Ball”: a tightly-knit wad of 5 year-olds shuffling up and...
Portions of this post originally appeared in March of 2020, when so many things were unknown and scary. Just as I mused back then, I’ve struggled a little with what to write this week. But looking back over some old notes and connecting them to where I am now – I was...
You all know about my method to get the ball rolling on an organizing project – L.E.S.S.?? If not, you can check out Chapter 9 of my book or download a fun little graphic about it here. It’s called LESS because “Less is more,” right? The basics...
Blogger’s note: today’s tale is inspired by several fairy stories of the “amoral” genre – not amoral in the sense that the hero has no conscience, but amoral in the sense that they do not have to possess any particular talent, unique...
From The Stuff Behind The Stuff™ Vintage Archives, here’s an updated post from back in 2018 that got some nice attention and interaction. So grab your favorite cup or glass, and join us in a fresh discussion! __________________ I don’t know why it still...
When our kids were little, they were obsessed with the movie Finding Nemo – my daughter in particular. I’ve seen it probably, oh, at least 30 times start to finish – more than that if you add up all of the snippets I’ve caught as I walked...
