Why Blog?
Kyra has an interesting post today about blog backlash. Now that her kids are both in school, she is back in college finishing up her degree. Apparently signs abound on her campus warning the students about the perils of blogging. …
Category: Personal Development
Today was better
Given how fabulously (sarcasm) my week had gone up until today, I went into work with quite a bit of trepidation today. Today, however, went surprisingly well. I had sent an apology yesterday to the woman I may have insulted. …
Rough Week
I have been the interim director of my research institute for the last year. All in all it has been a tremendous learning opportunity: about myself, my organization, and my colleagues. I am gaining valuable skills and experiences. I remind …
Going to Abilene
Back in 1974, Jerry Harvey wrote an article, the Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement, to demonstrate the peril of agreement. Eventually he wrote a book on the same concept. I was exposed to the Abilene Paradox in several of …
Fate’s Fugitive
I took more than seven years of Latin in the distant past. I loved the structure of the language and the stories. One of my favorites was the Aeneid. Virgil’s Aeneid begins: arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris …
Just what I needed
I woke up this morning thinking of Charlie Brown and Lucy. I was thinking of this comic specifically and was pondering the implications of letting our friends treat us this way. I’ll write more about this is a few days …
Act as if
I enjoy reading books by Laurell K. Hamilton. I have read them all. Luckily, she also blogs, so I can read how her books are coming along while they are being written. Yesterday (August 12), she wrote a great post …
Official 15 mile results
Rocky Mountain Road Runners posted the official 15 mile marathon training series race results. My final time was 2:44:57. My husband beat me by 22 seconds. There were 36 women and 28 men. Only 6 people were slower than I …
Words that caught my eye
Driving home last night the car in front of me had a bumper sticker that said "Change is inevitable; Growth is optional." I wish these words were mine. I am tempted to hang them on my office door. There are …
If Only
Adrian Savage has a terrific post today about the destructive power of "if only." One of the very best things I ever did for my mental health was to stop getting stuck with how the world should be and accept …