Happiness is an apropos quote.
I don’t have one particular quote or mantra that informs my life. I’m a well of words, a consequence of a lifetime spent deep in books, but they swim about most chaotically, and I’m not the best at dropping the appropriate bot mot at the most effective time. I’m more about l’esprit de l’escalier. I could carry about one of my many quotation collection books, … Continue reading Happiness is an apropos quote.
Productivity is a Bane and a Blight, an off-the-cuff joint.
1. We live in a world where the unspoken message is that we’d best be earning our air in some way, and “some way” should involve us making serious contributions to our nation’s economic growth. If you aren’t helping the corporate bottom line, are you even a citizen? You can take some time off from economic hustling if you’re in the business of producing the … Continue reading Productivity is a Bane and a Blight, an off-the-cuff joint.
What We Leave Behind When We Go – an off-the-cuff joint
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust I wonder if, in days of old, we were as concerned about legacy and “leaving a mark” as we are now. I suppose, in a way, the obsession with sons and the family name is a type of that. Donald Trump is an example of this trend, of this desperate desire to secure a legacy in the face of … Continue reading What We Leave Behind When We Go – an off-the-cuff joint
My Dog and Me, Year One
Happy Dogiversary! (I thought I’d published this back in January, but I apparently “published” it to the drafts folder. Darn. On the bright side, I now have a post while I’m struggling to find my feet. Free win. Yay!) It’s true: happiness is a dog. Today is my and Suki’s one-year dogaversary. It’s been a whole year since I drove out to the SPCA to … Continue reading My Dog and Me, Year One
From Famine to Feast 