The line between promise and threat can be razor sharp. It’s best to treat it like anything else with a sharp edge: with care.
As his second birthday approaches, Adam has become familiar with the concept of “time out.” Thus far we have used it sparingly, such as when he drops prone to the floor in the throes of a full-bore tantrum. Thankfully those occasions have been somewhat rare, but they…
With yet another Rays loss last night, I went fishing for some good news.
BJ Upton, one of the Rays’ top twenty fielding short stops this year, was moved to third base 12 games ago. The move was made possible with the acquisition of another short stop prospect via trade with Houston. Prior to the trade and subsequent move to 3B, Upton had an error per game rate of .318 (28 errors in 88 games…
Our new to nine daughter was conversing with her mother when the topic turned to dinner. (This was last night, by the way.)
MOTHER: “Would you like something to eat for dinner Beth?”
BETH: “No thanks.”
MOTHER: “Are you sure? Not even a little something from the freezer?”
BETH: “No, no thanks. If I eat anything else I’ll feel bloated.”
FATHER (laughing): “Hold on Beth, do you…
I still have the capacity to be surprised. I tend to take a lot for granted, so my continuing capacity to be surprised… is… well… a surprise. This dual layer of surprise struck me last night, at the Dunedin Rec Family Night.
I was skeptical when Beth approached her camp leader to ask for an extra treat, for something that she could give to her brother. I didn’t say anything at the time (or…
I was reading an article about blogs in an online magazine the other night. The article referenced a Pew survey of bloggers, which ultimately suggested that one million bloggers claim to have been referenced in traditional media.
I just want you all to know that we here at “Being Myself” hold no such delusions of grandeur. I feel a rush of euphoria if my blog gets referenced in one of my own…
Just a couple of pics from my phone/at work… to see how/if this works:
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I took a career and life planning course while I was in college. One of my least favorite exercises was the “long range plan.” It turns out this exercise ranks as THE most useless project of my college career. Your friendly neighborhood meteorologist has a considerably better chance of predicting the weather 10 years out, than your average naive (and lets face it, pretty stupid) 19 year-old…