I saw an article earlier today about ageism at work in which the author spoke about how companies lose that built-in wisdom and know-how when it leans favorably toward hiring younger workers over…
I saw this image and a related post on LinkedIn earlier today, and it made me pause and think a moment. So much of our experience of the outer world is generational in…
While there are many hundreds of camps offering a near-endless variety of experiences, gifts, fun, food, art and adventure at Burning Man, there are certain camps that are legendary. The Costco Soulmate Trading…
A friend posted on FB earlier this evening about how tough it can be to quit smoking. It most certainly can be, though I had a set of experiences, some 20 years ago,…
I love seasons, seasonal change and the cycles of nature.
These past few days following February 2 and the midpoint between winter and spring have been lovely.
There's a SOUND to the post-Feb-2nd air: The…
I fell for a scam yesterday.
I realized I'd done so minutes after it happened, contacted PayPal right away, and they refunded my money.
The scam was promoted in an ad on Facebook. It's a…
While I always figured myself to be the type of person who'd never-ever travel somewhere by bus, wearing an ID card around my neck, Life has a way of surprising you; and there…
Friday's snowfall had me over at my mother's to shovel her driveway, but she'd already gotten to most of it, so I shoveled the deck ... but I still wanted to be outside…
I know there is much celebration and delight in the whole Brussels sprouts plus bacon plus balsamic vinegar recipe realm; and I like that, too.
For starters, I do enjoy many in the brassica…
For those in the know ...
Maryland comes through once again!
A cold snow day last Friday (on top of some snow earlier last week), followed by some Verrrrry Brrrrrrrr Days.
Then, yesterday, that thing happened:…
My, my, my!
In my attempts to make some jalapeño simple syrup (which I've made before and is quite easy to make), I had put some sugar, water and jalapeños on…
In 2013, I took the advice of someone I'd met on Facebook and had known but a few weeks (Charlie), and I went out to Burning Man a week early for what is…