“Recognizing Outstanding Athletic Ability, Sportsmanship, and Character” As best as I can recall, it was the summer of 1991 when I was first introduced to the Spirit of the Games Award or, at least, that’s when I heard about it for the first time….
Tonight, like most every night, I took Caroline for a walk after dinner. It’s a ritual we do as frequently as we can before Sarah gives her a bath and bottle then puts her to bed. At 11 months old, we hope the evening walks…
22 Things Happy People Do Differently I found this at successify.net and thought it was worth reposting. Instead of looking at happy people with amazement (and, perhaps, a bit of jealousy, too) here are a few guidelines to help us move towards redefining our lives…
Published in the May 2013 issue of CURRENTS magazine (www.lncurrents.com) Boston Strong By Mike Savicki We met for the first time twenty-four years ago when I was just a college kid. What brought me to her was nothing more than a macho roommate challenge that…
Subtitle – “My Sometimes Unhappiness Explained” (Ha Ha Ha) Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. (From World Observer Online, Wednesday, May 1, 2013) We hold on…
I happened upon these and thought they were worth sharing. The Top 20 Best First Lines. Recognize any? Bye. 1. Call me Ishmael. —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851) 2. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must…
OK friends, I put on my creative writing hat for a spell and took my writing in a lil’ different direction this month. I am “happy” (read – “somewhat scared”) to share with you a piece I wrote for the February issue of Today’s Charlotte…
Photo disclaimer – The babies pictured above are trained photographic professional stand-ins who look good in a basket and pink bunny suits. Or they are photoshopped. Or something. I don’t own them, I didn’t borrow them and, heck, I don’t even know who they are. I…
The Top Ten Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Us Forbes Magazine, by Eric Jackson, Contributor, 10/05/11 Here are the Top Ten Lessons Steve Jobs taught us: 1. The most enduring innovations marry art and science – Steve has always pointed out that the biggest difference between…
Dial your “way back” machines to high school science class and place yourself back to the time when we all were asked to open our textbooks and turn to the sections that talk about energy and half life. Brings back memories, doesn’t it? It has…