Just for the Fun of It

Two things caused me to do a double take recently.  Here’s the first one: It’s a bottle of Evian water in a hotel room, selling for $5.  Yes, that’s right, five bucks. It made me wonder what the mini-bar prices looked like. The bottle was placed strategically on the desk in the room, for the…

My five-year old niece came to visit me recently. Her parents had taken her to the opening of a new mall in Boulder and as part of the celebration, they had face painting for the kids. Nora was so excited about how her face had transformed her into a fairy, that she wanted to stop…

I’ve been doing a lot of traveling this fall–family wedding, client gigs, training, conference–and one of the joys I’ve discovered is having an iPod while on the road.  I’ve taken a liking to listening to Norah Jones’ CD, Feels Like Home. It’s varied enough in mood and tempo to accompany me through the different experiences…

Another book that’s been in the press recently is Small Is the New Big by Seth Godin. It’s a collection of some of his best essays. (No, I haven’t read it but I’ve read enough of Seth’s stuff to know that it’s probably pretty good.) I thought of this title as my son was making…

My 11-year old son recently returned from a week-long camp. It was his first time away from home for more than a few days and the camp had made a packing list that essentially emptied out his drawers.  While I was happy to have Andy back home, I also saw that if I didn’t teach…