This Is Not About You
I would be a really inept private detective. In deciding to write the blog post that follows, I may have made a conclusion that is 100% wrong. But the subject weighs heavily on my heart and mind so I...
View ArticleFashionista, SpongeBob, or Princess?
What on earth is Paula talking about you may ask! I am talking about a frivolous “rivalry” for an undeniably serious cause: saving children’s lives all over the world by vaccinating them. I am happy to...
View ArticleSeven “Humbugs” and a “Ho Ho HOLD” on the Snark
I really enjoyed preparing the four posts I submitted to 12Most, such as this one about twelve great vine videos. There was one draft that never came to fruition, though, because every time I started...
View ArticleA “PTBH” at the Epicentre of a Curious Incident
In last week’s post, I shared my thoughts on the decision made by the principal of my son’s high school to revert the schoolwide summer reading assignment from “required” to “optional.” I disagree with...
View Article#GlobalGoals: Using What We Have
It’s ridiculous. For our family of five, there are five functional mobile phones in the household (even for the 86 year old with short-term memory issues who has an extremely limited social calendar)....
View ArticleTwo Minutes on the Table
I know why “Table Topics” are called “Table Topics” in Toastmasters. According to the Toastmasters website, these two-minute impromptu speaking exercises, which typically occur at the table (rather...
View ArticleWho Inspires You to #sharetheSPARK?
“When I was little, I decided I would always do the things that scared me.” This is what my daughter said to me after describing her recent experience going down the Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach, a...
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