I'd like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. If you're in the US—Happy Independence Day (Sunday)! In light of the holiday, I want to share a memory of this holiday with you. And, because you all know I love a good story (check out ...
Tag Archive: experiences
Front Porch: It Should Have Been Fine
When was the last time you had a pen pal? As a kid, I exchanged letters with some pen pals—visiting the mailbox everyday was an adventure. What surprise and delight surfaced when I ...
Book Review: What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life?
By Bruce Frankel ~True stories of finding success, passion, and new meaning in the second half of life~ When Lisa from TLC books offered to send me this book to review—the subtitle had me at hello. Who wouldn't want ...
Vacay
Hi all. Thanks for all your smileys in your comments at my Smiley post. How fun was that? Just remember, even though I'm not posting about my beliefs about ...
Guest Post by Jason Ulsrud: Hold On, How I’m Surviving
I discovered Jason and his blog, literally, about a week ago via a comment he left over at my good buddy Steven's site (at Human Explosion). He had me at, "Hello." Well, he has my readership, anyway. ...
Front Porch: Cardboard Sleds, Machu Picchu, and Sami May
I host a weekend series here at Jane Be Nimble called Front Porch with a focus on people’s stories, spanning comedy to tragedy, to steep us in the human experience. Many of life's best stories are told on front porches, in break rooms, and ...
Random Acts of Kick Arse: Wacky
[logo designed by Melissa at Operation Nice] Random Acts of Kick Arse is the brain child of our lovely Sami May of Life, Laughs, and Lemmings. Simply put, each month a randomly selected member of the RAOKA seed group is selected to ...
The Peanut Santa
[Awesome photography by me! ha ha ha - er, that's ho ho ho!] When we were kids, my uncles liked to play tricks on us. For example, Uncle Don convinced me to take special care of some sand burrs I found in the yard. He said ...
Nine for 2009: My ‘Proof’ List
[Photo courtesy NASA] When each year draws to a close, I try to make a point to look back and evaluate where I've been. If only to appreciate where I've been, make sure the tracks I've laid are heading in the right direction, and remember that ...
Front Porch: Pearl’s Wisdom
[Photo by Lori Franklin] Lori invited me... ...to share a few stories with you here in her Front Porch series at Jane Be Nimble. When she channeled me, it was good to hear from her and I was more than happy to oblige. You see, I’m ...