(Trigger warning: MASSIVE GUILT TRIP AHEAD...and some minor swearing) Did you wake up with a plan decide to give your best today...to...

Many of us are still firmly in the grip of the pandemic Ground Hog Day scenario - with many offices delaying returns to "normal"...

One of the least popular places to live in the world is the present. So many of us spend time either in the past, swimming either in...

It's been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. If you were alive (and mostly adultish) when it happened, you know where you were and what...

I often get asked for advice on "the best time to..." find a job, start graduate school, change careers, start a business, ask for a...

Back to school season is upon us. As a kid, I was always excited for the new school year to start. To learn new things, to move...

One side benefit of having children is having a great excuse to watch kids movies. One of my favorites is Kung Fu Panda. Po, the...

Have you ever met an Olympian? They are extraordinary people. In Greek mythology, the Olympians were literally gods - set apart from...

Gardeners are inherently optimistic people. Planting seeds now for flowers or fruits later is an exercise in patience that is often lost...

It might be an unrealistic expectation for every day to be epic. One that sticks out in your memory above all the others for how things...

Iron sharpens iron. Absolutely correct. If you are an athlete - one of the best ways to get better is to compete against opponents...

We have come to take for granted from movies over the past 70+ years that the US Military will win the day. We believe that John Wayne...

I would like to try surfing one day. As a kid growing up in the mountains, there has not been much opportunity to try it. But it looks...

There was an add campaign years ago for a donut chain featuring an exhausted baker getting up in the wee hours to make fresh donuts for...

I've been thinking about a line from the Disney/Pixar movie WALL-E (highly recommend, even if you don't have kids). The Captain of the...

Abraham Lincoln is one of my favorite presidents to study and a fascinating leader. His life was full of trials, setbacks, and...

In movies and stage plays, Act 3 is where the climax and resolution of the first two acts happens. Romeo and Juliet die. Tom Hanks...

I read recently that cooking shows & YouTube channels are at an all-time popularity. I also read that people who watch those shows and...

Thanksgiving this year will be different than any in our lifetime. Normally a time to gather with friends and family to celebrate our...

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit, or There and Back Again" is one of my favorite books. The unlikely hero, Bilbo Baggins, is living a rather...