Question #8
In a conversation with Ilene this week, she joked about how she felt like she was the boy who cried wolf. I asked what she meant by that. She replied, "I told people I didn't think I would make it...
Free Agent
I announced in my monthly ezine that I'll soon be interviewing Daniel Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. (We are both alums and the Northwestern Alumni Association is sponsoring the...
Hey, I’d Like to Have That Lens
I hope people aren’t tired of me talking about Seth Godin’s posts. It’s just that I realize he’s my filter for interesting things in the world that are well-packaged and well-articulated. I’m seeing how he leads me to new bloggers...
Rings True
I'm just finishing up Anne Lamott's book, "Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith." A terrific book and one that another Lamott fan told me about recently when she saw reviews of Lamott books that I had written on my website....
What I Learned On My Summer Vacation
My kids just returned to school. And with that, there’s the question, “How was your summer vacation?” This year, my husband and I and our two sons decided to take a 10-day road trip to somewhere in the vicinity of...
Question #7
Another in the series of questions with Ilene, my friend who is dying of ALS: Seems like it takes a lot of work to leave consciously. What’s your take on this? You bet! Whenever I reach that point where I...
On Sale Now
If the book, A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink, is on your list of books to get and you just haven't gotten around to it, now's your chance to pick it up for a song. It's on sale at...
Daimons
Once again, Kenny Moore, former monk and now corporate ombudsman for KeySpan Energy, has written an insightful article that skewers the sacred cow and makes us think a little harder about what we are here to do. I've been bugging...