Feed the Birds
Posted on Monday, December 26th, 2011
I thought dinosaurs were extinct, but guess what! I just found out birds are avian dinosaurs. COOL! I’m not that surprised; their fierceness reminds me of dinosaurs sometimes! A few weeks ago, we thought our [...]
continue readingReach Out, and Connect
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
I spent Thanksgiving weekend with LucyKate in New York City. We took the Metro to Noho, walked through Soho, the Bowery, and Washington Square. After a ramen lunch in St. Mark’s, we heard people shouting [...]
continue readingDon’t Forget to Travel
Posted on Sunday, November 13th, 2011
When I retired, my brother gave me luggage and said, “Don’t forget to travel.” Going on the road keeps my juices flowing. Last Thursday Tim and I took a little road trip to Mason City [...]
continue readingGet Healthy
Posted on Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Driving to Florida for vacation, we listened to three books—Connected, Thrive, and Switch. I learned about all of them when I worked with Healthy Polk 2020 last summer. My task was to gather a group [...]
continue readingGo with the Flow
Posted on Friday, October 28th, 2011
At the end of August, Kate and I drove to New York City. The trip was going smoothly as we approached the exit toward Brooklyn where a worker and three orange cones blocked the way. [...]
continue readingMind the Gap
Posted on Saturday, October 8th, 2011
“Mind the gap” was the theme of the John Friend yoga workshop I attended a couple weeks ago. The message is that what happens between, is what’s important. Between inhaling and exhaling. Between the busy-ness [...]
continue readingReflect on Service
Posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
I love service learning. It’s fun to help kids help people, in preschools, retirement communities, parks and gardens. Service learning is a respected way to get kids involved in their own educations.
But it’s not just [...]
Talk About Sex
Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Planned Parenthood once told me a woman is lucky if she has only a few unplanned pregnancies during her fertile years. I started menstruating when I was ten, and didn’t stop until I was 55. [...]
continue readingGo Out and Play!
Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011
Watch my last “We’re Entrepreneurs, We Can Help” show recorded live on July 7, 2011. Ray Morley, Patti Petersen-Keys and I talk about our favorite things to do outdoors–how it feeds our inner kid, and [...]
continue readingAccept Autumn
Posted on Thursday, September 15th, 2011
I watched a full moon rise the other night, riding my bike home from yoga. Fall is nearly here. I’m not thinking of snow coming in a few months. I’m not thinking of snow. No [...]
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