I had a birthday. I was shown love through many birthday wishes and some choice, VERY thoughtful gifts. So, now I am officially 35. I’ve been saying it for like 6 months. But, now I can officially say it. I was told today it’s a rite of passage. I’ve written about how I imagined 35 before. I started a fiction, … Continue Reading →
I’m a shit starter! I feel compelled to confess this. I’ve realized the pattern, and I must confess. I first notice it’s broken. I try to fix it. It doesn’t work, so then, I try to break it more showcasing where I think the fault lines are. I got called out on it today. Yes, this is a work thing. We are … Continue Reading →
I’ve figured it out. We hate food as a nation. We don’t savor it. We don’t enjoy it. We don’t love it for its properties other than nourishment. This isn’t a new topic, but something that I’m coming to realize. What we do like to do with food though is restrict it, dissect it, portion it, and engineer it. Clearly, … Continue Reading →
Today, my coworkers and I hauled away blackberry brambles and covered new plants with straw.
Michigan has become the 24th “Right to Work” state. Admittedly, I only know a little about the concept. What I see, though, seems more like a “Right to Work Under the Man’s Rules” instead of our own. It seems as if unions, fair pay, fair working conditions, and fair standards are being rolled back. It seems as if we are … Continue Reading →
Oh goodness! I did not get this out in time… but, I wanted to post anyway. This year, let’s do a little exercise together. Below, you’ll find a link to a spreadsheet I created to map the organizations I follow and thier respective endorsements. In this blog post, you’ll find who and what I’m voting for and why. I won’t be addressing … Continue Reading →
It’s happening again. That is, we’re having troubles at school. I have lost count, now, how many times we’ve interacted with the principal and his kindergarten teacher over behavior. The behavior started out as not sitting still and not keeping his hands to himself. The behavior progressed to hitting, PUNCHING and HITTING classmates. It sounds like it’s impulse control or acting out … Continue Reading →
Last week, I had the opportunity to tell my buying club’s story to another buying club. This new buying club just started. They had only completed only two buys and were working on their third. Levi and I joined them while they were debriefing after their second buy. They are meeting weekly, by the sounds of it. It was amazing … Continue Reading →