Archive for Archive for December, 2007
New Year’s Eve birthday
I’ve always loved my birthday, especially because it falls on New Year’s Eve. Friends used to tell me that it must have been rough to have my birthday so close to Christmas.
Nah…
It’s great. I still receive cool presents, everyone celebrates on my day, and I’m very fiscally dated. PLUS…our family gives a birthday week, so [...]
Little Things Mean A Lot…
Mother Teresa said, “We are not called to do great things. We are called to do little things with great love.”
That favorite quote of mine came to mind this morning at my Rotary meeting. During our “Happy Bucks” segment, a fellow Rotarian (Tom) told the story of an employee (Steve) of his who had lost [...]
It’s a Wonderful Life
“No man is a failure, who has friends”.
These simple words written inside an old beat-up copy of “Tom Sawyer” that were presented to George Bailey speak volumes to us. If you’re at all familiar with the Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life” starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, you remember Clarence the Guardian Angel giving [...]
What are you good at?
Do you remember the last time you took a test? For me, it was six weeks ago for a class in the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation program. If you’re like me, studying isn’t the first thing you love to do. For this class, it was torture.
It was all about the subject [...]
Is it the Truth?
That’s the first question in the Rotary 4-Way test. Having been a Rotarian for 14 years, I’ve come to lean on that question a lot.
Last week, former Senator George Mitchell produced his expose of the steroid and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball. It named names; big ones. Over the [...]
Stage Time…
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to perform on stage at a small festival in Tacoma called, The Dickens Festival, named after the famous author Charles Dickens. Leading up to the event, I actually dreaded going. It was an hour trip each way to give a 5 minute Tall Tale in front of [...]
Positively Successful
The Seattle Seahawks clinched their fifth straight NFC West Division title on Sunday with a win over the Arizona Cardinals. It was a game they dominated from the start and they finally put to rest all the pre-season talk of another team like Arizona or San Francisco becoming the new “king of the hill” in [...]
In Need of Noah’s Ark
For the second year in a row, I’ve been down in Palm Springs when my home state of Washington has been devastated by flooding. I’ve watched in horror and sadness as many people have had tragedies from the rains and floods. My home is safe and for that I’m thankful. The pictures [...]
