Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
The last time I blogged about an Advanced Reader Copy book I’d received from a major publisher it was about Good Morning, Midnight. I thought I was excited then. That was nothing in comparison to this book review. Get ready for the ultimate in geek outs. Are you sitting down? Good, because my request for the… Continue reading Zero G
In my world, there is black and white, right or wrong. While I'm not comfortable with grey, I don't have to worry about that discomfort often: I am able to categorize nearly everything at one or the other of the extremes. This makes me feel content. Occasionally I encounter a situation where I realize that… Continue reading Right or Wrong
Every once in a while, life throws a curve ball. I received one of those lately. Of course, I happen to have an internet meme that fits the situation. My plot twist involves my starting a new work era. My much beloved job, with the fabulous coworkers and perfect-for-me responsibilities, is no more. The company unexpectedly… Continue reading Plot Twist
Last year this time I was proudly reporting that I had already completed my reading challenge for the year. That feat is definitely not repeating itself this year. After my slow start, I am now one book ahead of schedule, but nowhere near the reading fest I had last year. And I'm okay with that.… Continue reading Goals Met
Saturday morning I left my place at 6:30, all excited about race walking on a new-to-me five-mile course. I found Lake Miramar on the first try, quite an accomplishment for my navigation-challenged self. When I pulled in, the first lot I tried was full. No biggie. I drove on. All the lots were full, and I… Continue reading Comedy of Errors
I'm proud to announce that I am almost back on track with my reading goal. My trip to visit Ma and Tom helped with that. While it looked like I could never catch up for a while, one of my goals has not been in question: walking. So far this year I have walked 2,199,201 steps.… Continue reading Race Walking Update
Each day before leaving work I write a message to myself reminding me of what needs to get done. It's amazing how many things completely slip my mind in the hours between leaving and rebooting my computer in the morning. As I've written about in the past, every Yom Kippur I spend as a… Continue reading Note to Self
Last December I got a wild hare and decided that I wanted to try something new, and that something new was race walking. DH2U had put the idea into my head many months before. I dismissed it at the time. I can't even remember why now. I really knew nothing about race walking except for… Continue reading Race Walking
Grown Up, Now What? 