Are you a hoarder of negativity?

Have you ever watched the TV show, Hoarders? In the really nightmarish cases, the piles of junk in these homes have a ‘strata-like’ thing going on. While the stuff on the top of the pile is clearly recognizable, the oldest stuff on the way bottom has decomposed into a pressed down, smelly, almost unidentifiable, nasty…

Break Free

Well, the moment is here. My laptop has given all it’s got and it’s time to bite the bullet and buy a new one. I bought this particular laptop 6 years ago to replace one I was having constant problems with. Sadly, when the genius at Apple (hey, that’s what they call themselves, right?) migrated…

Crippling Fear

Our poor, little dog.. It had been over an hour of thunder and lightening yesterday afternoon and she was completely exhausted from all the shaking and fretting. When it storms, Daisy is inconsolable; she runs from room to room looking out windows.. won’t be held.. won’t be calmed. She’s gotta get through it ‘her way’…

Lilly-Bully

So there I was (again) yesterday, surrounded by color and smiles in the mall’s Lilly Pulitzer store. I was breezing through the clothes and trinkets, leisurely searching for a gift and enjoying the upbeat atmosphere. Suddenly, my happy bubble was pierced by an angry sounding voice. I looked up and realized it was coming from…

Cracks in our facade

Relatives of two (likely) victims of the tragic Champlain condominium collapse in Miami stated that their loved ones mentioned hearing a loud cracking sound the night before the building crumbled. A 2018 inspection of the complex revealed several serious structural issues that were supposedly scheduled to be remedied in 2021.. a full three years after…

Just say ‘NO!”

I’m breaking up with hand sanitizer. You heard me right, I’m done with it. My daughter sent me a Rich Roll podcast last week and his guest, Dr. Robynne Chutkan discussed the importance of our microbiome and how western societies are overdoing it with our squeeky-clean-living. Folks, we have been bubble wrapping our immune systems…