When-Win-ology

“If I had a box just         for wishes,

If dreams could make wishes come true. . .”

- Jim Croce

I had a good week. . . a fun week, as a matter of fact. I reached a milestone, achieved a goal, hit a deadline. I was tired when Friday afternoon slipped into the picture; but I was ready to take that deep breath, look back on all the “must do” items that had

Going Fishin’

Sometimes you can just hop in the back of someone’s cab and tell them what they’re supposed to do. Other times, you have to let them look out at the ocean for a while.

– Jacob (LOST S6 / The Lighthouse)

Life doesn’t always flow at the same pace. If it did, I’m sure we’d all miss the ups, downs and sharp last minute curves. Surprises keep us on our toes. They also keep us searching for answers. 

Space. Time. Continue ‘em.

“Fly me away to the bright side of the moon and meet me on the other side.”

– Gary Wright

Someone once told me that we shouldn’t be held responsible for the songs we liked when we were young. I think she has a valid point. The radio governed what we listened to and how often we sang along. There were a few songs such as

What Are The Odds?

“You’re gonna make the best call you can, and you know they’re gonna second-guess you. So what? We’re just gonna have to take our beatings as we go…”

– Kenny O’Donnell

There’s an excitement that begins to build around this time every year that sucks people in from all walks of life.

In The Weeds

“I’m quitting the business. I’m sick of it and I’m getting the hell out.”

– Frank Sinatra

At times the frustration builds to levels that can only be defined as volatile. Your brick wall has absorbed all the punishment you can dish out and it remains unfazed. The plates are spinning, but

Bear-ly Visible

“It’s good to love what you do, but you are not what you do. You are who you are when you are just being.”

– Karen Salmansohn

We’re born with it. We step into the world with an endless supply and a virtually insatiable craving. Curiosity! It may have “killed the cat” (or so we are led to believe), but as infants we embark

Open Windows

“. . . I guess I lost my way.
There were oh so many roads.
I was living to run and       running to live,
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed”

– Bob Seger

The cold wind blew in overnight. The start of the week was laced with a taste of winter, but now it has given way to mild temperatures once again. On Sunday I had enjoyed a

The Ambiguity Trap

“Honey. . . Something in the fridge smells funky.”

Something was clearly in the final stages of a one way journey from bad to worse. The simple six word statement was sufficient. It identified the existence of a problem, revealed the location of the problem, and implied that a speedy resolution to the problem would be in the best interest of the entire household (possibly the neighborhood). 

The End of Daze

“This is the end.

My only friend, the end.

Of our elaborate plans, the end.

Of everything that stands, the end.”

- Jim Morrison

Einstein reasoned that the purpose of time was so that everything didn’t happen all at once. Yet since mankind began to record thoughts for future generations to consider, there has been the assertion that a point is predetermined somewhere in the future where everything will stop all at once.

Couldn’t Have Said It Better – Part 2

“I never said

most of the things

I said.”

– Yogi Berra

Sometimes it’s who said it. Sometimes it how it was said or even, under what circumstances it was uttered. In any case the words stick. And, having stuck, they become indispensible thought-provoking tidbits that serve to boldly highlight our own perspective that we at times find so difficult to define. At a loss for words of our own, we turn to quotes.