You’ve all been there: You’re having a great day. Maybe your best day ever. The planets are in alignment and everything is going your way. Everywhere you go, doors open. Birds fly in synchronized patterns above your head. People smile and give you cash....
What’s your least favorite emotion? Mine is anger. Don’t get me wrong – anger can actually feel good at times. But other times? Not so much. My least favorite time to experience anger is in the presence of an authority figure. Especially if my anger is...
Is there anything more uncomfortable than confrontation? How about wearing a pair of underpants three sizes too small? While waiting in line at the DMV? Or being tied to a chair and being forced to watch reruns of Gomer Pyle? (Yes, I know some of you actually like...
What’s your favorite word? Do you have one? If so, do you say it all the time, like “Dude” or “Awesome”? Or do you only use it every once and a while? Like, “Gosh, I sure am feeling copacetic today.” Or, “I wish I...
If you’re like most people, you’ve told a lie from time to time. But have you ever been forced to lie? By a boss? Or parent? Or friend? How did you handle it? Did you ever come clean and tell the truth? Back in the day, I got a great job. It was in the...
When you agree to pet-sit for a friend, there are three basic assumptions to be made: 1) You will feed the pet. 2) You will keep the pet safe. 3) You will do your best to keep the pet alive until your friend returns. No problem, right? Piece of cake, right? So why was...
