Photo Credit: Mike Foster, via Pixabay Mental Management. The two words captured my attention. I was sitting on my couch in front of the TV. The game was on, but I hadn’t been paying much attention because I tend to do 3 things at once. On this particular night, my focus was more on…
Photo Credit: Erika Wittlieb, via Pixabay A year ago, Superman hung up his cape one last time after fighting an epic battle. His home-going was brutal and beautiful all at once. I miss the Man of Steel. He was a rare breed — a devoted family man, a mentor to his brothers, and…
Photo Credit: Steve Buissinne, via Pixabay I spoke with an old friend on the phone tonight for just a couple of minutes. We don’t run into each other often, but I’ve known her for over 3 decades. I’ve crossed paths with her in the hallways as a teenager. I’ve sat in her office at…
Photo Credit How are you doing? Is 2015 treating you well? It’s been a week now since this new year thing kicked in for real. Did you have to go back to work on Monday after a couple of weeks off? I did. I went back to work and logged on to discover one trillion…
Photo Credit: Daria, via Pixabay I was sitting on my friend’s couch when the horror happened. My fancy dancy phone that goes with me everywhere just died. The battery still had juice in it, so its demise truly perplexed me. I plugged it in to an outlet, but it remained dark and lifeless. In…
Photo Credit: PDP, via Pixabay Her name is Magda. At age 15, she packed a suitcase with only two outfits and left behind everything else she knew. Her parents were not able to come, so she boarded the plane alone. Once her feet landed on U.S. soil, she worked. First, she sweat it out at…