Rarely does an opportunity come along that just makes me giddy with excitement. So when Suz and Laura from Bay City Rollers Fan Events reached out and asked me to be a guest DJ on their weekly radio show on May 12th, I jumped at the chance. And then I had to decide on ten…
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Bay City Roller Day Celebration – Update 2
This past weekend I attended the 45th Anniversary celebration of the day that Scottish pop-rock band Bay City Rollers appeared in their namesake city of Bay City, Michigan. This weekend was filled with meeting new friends, Roller games, and so much more; this is a long post with a lot of pictures, so get comfy….
The Tapestry of Ordinary Life
So I’m on my third, fourth, or maybe fifth time watching the entire seven-season run of Star Trek: The Next Generation. (I live alone…Amazon Prime and I are good friends.) The fifteenth episode of season six is called “Tapestry.” And here’s a quick synopsis because it’s important to understand the essence of this episode for…
Ice Cream Is Evil
We love the idea that learning a new mantra, meditation, or yoga pose will cause great change in our lives. For me, I thought that if I just put up a pretty website and got busy with business-like things, my life would change. It didn’t happen. The mantra, meditation, yoga pose, and ‘business-like’ things are…
More Money Than Sense
I’ve hit a point in my income earning where, every so often, I’m pretty sure I’ve got more money than sense. I buy what I want, when I want, with one click. It’s delivered quickly – no waiting 7-14 days. I use it, read it, try it, and move on to the next thing. Practical…
One Emergency Room Visit Too Many: The Dangers of Not Listening to Your Body or Why Self-Care Is The Most Important Care
It’s so easy to forget to care for yourself. I learned this lesson yet again, and am reminded of how self care really is the most important care you can do. The Official Story (aka, what I told the doctors) One Monday night, I ate some leftovers for dinner then went to a poetry reading….
Despair and the Bright Shining Light of Just Maybe
We like to think that one person can’t change the world. I don’t believe that’s true. As one person, you have significant impact on your world. The energy produced by your feelings resounds everywhere. Your energy touches all of the people and buildings and cars and plants and animals that you meet every day. Your…
In Praise Of the Multi-Faceted Self and a Life Well Lived
Conventional wisdom suggests that to be successful in life, you find a career that you really like, and that you work at that career until you retire. After many years of self sacrifice -and focusing on your family and career- you get to “retire.” And then finally, in retirement, you get to do some of…