Recently I was home with my kids during the first half of their Winter Break from school. One of the dishes I made that week was Gourmet Mac & Cheese; as part of a recipe it instructed you finish by melting cheese to crispy on top of the casserole in the oven. Crispy on top. …
Category: Attitude
Celebrating Kids
2/3 the kids crew in my house, birthdays this past week, the girls, 3 years and 5 days apart, Enough love to fill them both with good, special, just enough, tho’ my creativity wanes, As they get older, do they still want the special decore, signs, streamers, balloons all around? Even when older it’s fun …
Be Aware!
I let the horn fly. There was no point. The car had turned left… Finally… And the light had turned red. But as the car pulled away, I let the horn fly. Main message, BE AWARE. Be aware. Maybe that’s a good message all the time, but for sure, it’s a good message, at least, …
Back To Hustle
Time to go, giddy-up, good, A few days off with the crew, tho’ lots to do, Work-side for sure, but also, too, Pick up the pace, for me, for you, For the fam and especially one comes to mind, who hits two digits today, for the first time, Pick up the pace like the youngest …
Mozart!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Well-known dude. Musical genius. Lived in the 1700’s. Still revered as one of the greatest Classical music composers of all time. Our local Classical music radio station plays a piece from Mozart every weekday morning at 9:00am. I LOVE IT when I catch it, but I often miss; usually I’m already deep …
Three Buckets
Who are your favorite people to be around? I’d say I’ve got three buckets of peeps I love to be around. First, I love being around my kids. Learning so much from them. Enjoying their high jinks (most of the time); sharing my life learning bits with them; finding other “teaching moments” to share (when …
Russia / Россйа , More Voices / Голоса Вошли
From the NYT, “[With Navalny gone, other voices must rise], Among them is Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oligarch who fell out with Mr. Putin, spent 10 years in prison and in London became one of his most prominent opponents in exile. Then there is Maxim Katz, a YouTube influencer and a former poker champion, who …
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My Ol’ Birks
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. These old shoes, they’ve seen some things. No world travel, but they’ve been with since 1987. Five jobs, two marriages, five dogs, three kids. Second set of soles now. Nicely stretched to perfection. GOOD.
Presidents’ Day
On this Presidents' Day, seems a good time to share this (again, as I'm sure others have on this platform before)...1910 ...Teddy Roosevelt ... speaking in Paris ... after also receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (the first American to win a Nobel), an excerpt from the longer speech he delivered, and still rings true today, …
Voices / Голоса
Understanding Russia. One of the primary themes, the grand designs of my life. Elevate the voices that need to be heard, one of the primary purposes. Listen, dear people, listen. Understanding the perspectives and observations of Russians like, Alexander Solzhenitsyn Andre Sakharov Alexey Navalny, This process is the way to better understand the challenges from …
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