Sometimes being nice isn’t being good…

There are many who believe these two words go hand in hand and that to have one you must have the other. I have a different take. (For this post I define nice as pleasing; agreeable; delightful. I am defining good as excellent or virtuous.) There are four ways to look at this: 1. There … Continue reading Sometimes being nice isn’t being good…

The difference of degrees.

I find it amazing that if two people start in the same spot and travel in seemingly the same direction that they could end up very far apart. Person 1 travels in a straight line. Person 2 travels in a straight line, but pointed 2 a couple of degrees different than Person 1. By the … Continue reading The difference of degrees.

Why I chose to avoid Walmart this year…

Like the choice was really hard. Actually, it kinda was. A little. Well, the hardest thing to give up was the availability. Open 24 hours? Have nothing to do at 2 am? Go to Wal-Mart. Ok. I used to do that in college, but you get the point. Wal-Mart is attractive to many people because … Continue reading Why I chose to avoid Walmart this year…

The best things…how we almost miss them.

I had to get onto myself this evening. It was my son's bedtime and he didn't want to go to sleep. Lately that is nothing new. Such is life with a studly little 2 year old. So, I snuggled up next to him and tried to persuade him to call it a night. Thirty minutes … Continue reading The best things…how we almost miss them.