June 2011
1 post
30 Things I learned from my Dad
In honor of Father’s Day this year, I’d like to reflect on a few of the things I learned from my Dad…
1) In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you - it matters how you handle it.
2) Don’t let your pride cause “the One” to slip away.
3) Use a trap to catch a mouse, an eager rat terrier to catch a gopher, a trash can and a piece of fried chicken to...
Father's Day Reflections
Father’s Day has been a somewhat bittersweet for me this year. There’s a nostalgic sentiment in reflecting on the relationship my father and I have developed over the past 24 years, especially since the last two years we’ve spent hundreds of miles apart. The road we’ve traveled has been marked with laughter and joy, tragedy and tears, but in looking back on all the moments,...
March 2009
4 posts
“A lady always knows when to leave.”
– Sipsey, Fried Green Tomatoes
Move Day →
Photos of Move Day 2009, if you’re interested.
February 2009
7 posts
“Far better it is…to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by...”
– Theodore Roosevelt
Wordled: "As Time Goes By" from Casablana
My favorite movie/song as a wordle. Or see it here.
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world...”
– Sarah Ban Breathnach
January 2009
10 posts
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings...”
– Bhajan
“Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear...”
– Blaise Pascal, scientist, philosopher and theologist
You might be a political campaign staffer when...
From a good friend and fellow campaign manager. So funny and so true… “Indy” is not a form of music
No one looks at you funny when you sleep at the office
A perfect boyfriend/girlfriend is someone who can actually put up with your work hours
You know that perfect person doesn’t exist
You work insane hours for little money
And you love it
Your friends visit your office to...
A Sweet, Southern Escape
So I returned from a nice, lengthy stay in Texas yesterday and couldn’t have been more depressed about coming back. It never fails though, for days after coming back to the city from home, I’m a Debbie Downer. Sometimes that mood stays with me for months. Sometimes it doesn’t.
I remember thinking while driving the last few hours back to my small hometown that I had forgotten...
“Nothing is worth more than this day.”
– Goethe
December 2008
18 posts
2009 to Arrive Not a Second Too Soon →
Who knew there was a thing called a leap second?
Home sweet, Tejas
I made it in 13 hours or so, and I’m utterly exhausted. I do have a couple of good stories to tell about the trip though along with a few photos. But for now, I’m off in pursuit of some beauty rest. The 45 straight hours of being awake is getting to me…
“Gloria in excelsis Deo.”
– The Greater Doxology
“Beauty is not democratic; she reveals herself more to the few than to the many.”
– C.S. Lewis
A Nude Blago Painting →
My old boss—stripped of his dignity and now, his clothes. Too bad I’m no longer around for this water cooler discussion.
Desiderata
{Latin for “desired things”}
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you...
“When the power of Love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
– Author Unknown
Celebrate the Light, a Christmas concert →
from the Vernon Hills Review
*pics of the program to follow*
The sounds of the holiday season will soon fill the halls of Vernon Hills High School when the music team from North Shore Community Church performs its first Christmas concert called “Celebrate the Light” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.
I want to be...beautiful
Just like books, sometimes songs can speak to the soul and move the human spirit. I cherish these life moments when something moves me, like today, in a song I heard. I want to preface with this— Women, young women especially, often spend years of their lives searching for answers to questions the world hurls at them about how they measure up to the standards of beauty. Unfortunately women...
