They are said to be entitled, excessively needy and consummately lazy. They believe they are always deserving of a reward, an A, a trophy. They are slow to grow up and in no hurry to move along. They are in unprecedented debt and facing world issues that could be the end of us all – […]
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27 Movies that Don’t Suck
Who looks at the four seasons like this? 1) Tulips 1, Frozen Tundra 0 2) If anyone would like to melt steel, I believe you can do so in my driveway 3) Oh how sweet, every leaf in the neighborhood came over for a visit! 4) Five months of Netflix The multiple month movie marathon […]
The Most Annoying Question in the Whole Damn World
How many stories worth telling start with…”So we were at happy hour…” It was an organized drinking affair for folks in our neighborhood into bikes and making the hood safer to ride them. Not surprisingly, the conversation was around – biking – specifically one woman I hadn’t known prior to this telling us about her […]
The Power of Not Now
I don’t easily reside in the “now”. Like many others I do, however, recognize being in the moment, as opposed to ruminating on the past or worrying / longing for the future, isn’t – well – a half bad idea. A meaningful life will only ever be days, years and decades comprised of meaningful moments; […]
10 Marie Kondo Tips: How to Live More with Less
I have an affliction with, perhaps even an addiction to, decluttering. It started with a Feng Shui class I randomly registered for with my mom one weekend she was in Denver. It was cemented once I read, Move Your Things, Change Your Life. The Chinese philosophy on Feng Shui tells us the arrangement of your […]
How I Lived in an $8000 a Month Apartment for $720
It was on a weekend snowboarding trip in Vail, Colorado when it occurred to me I could get an apartment there for the winter to enjoy on the weekends. It was as my winter lease was ending when it occurred to me I wanted to live there full-time that summer. And it was as the […]
