I’ll Take That One

I’ll Take That One

I have always been for the underdog. When I used to go Christmas tree shopping, I would search for the “Charlie Brown” tree – the tree that was slightly imperfect – because I knew that nobody else would want a tree that is defective. And animals? If approaching a...
Fire in Your Belly

Fire in Your Belly

“I’ve just got to DO something!”  Those were my exact words after seeing the movie, Lion.  If you are not familiar with the film, it’s a true story about a young boy who gets separated from his family and ends up homeless on the streets of India.  Years later, he...
Week 52

Week 52

So, here we are, one year into this pandemic.  Who would have thought that our lives would be disrupted so quickly only to linger on into an uncertain end?  Will life ever return to normal?  What is normal, these days?  I think I’ve forgotten what brand of normal I am...
Choosing to Fly

Choosing to Fly

Last night I had the strangest dream.  Do you ever have nights like that?  Nights where you wake up the next morning with a dream lingering in your mind?  Oh, the bizarre and creative world of dreams!  I often marvel at how our brains can record moments of a day,...
The Thrill of Trying

The Thrill of Trying

I used to be an accomplished ballroom dancer. I competed and I won. That sounds pretty confident, doesn’t it?  Well, I took a break from ballroom and reentered the world of dance I was born into – ballet and jazz – and I tanked. I called myself the Bad News Bear of...