March 2009

You would think or expect that by the age of 53 I would have known by now what I want to be.
This is not so.  When we are children, our parents know everything.  When we’re teenagers, our parents know nothing.  When we are in our 20’s, we know everything.  As we evolve into our thirties [...]

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I started learning about intentions as part of a course I took to provide performance feedback in an effective manner.  We were videotaped giving the feedback and then critiqued for delivery and body language.
What I learned was to ask myself what my true intentions are when I am about to deliver either positive or constructive [...]

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One Sunday evening in the summer my husband and eldest son were out and took the car. I was at home with my two younger sons, 7 and 3. I had an urge to have some “Koo Koo Taffy”. For those who are not familiar with this wonderful confection, it consists of three favors of taffy, strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. It was impossible to eat it without getting some on your face but this only added to the experience.

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Do you have a dog of a lifetime?  Paddy is mine and my children’s.  When my kids were 8, 12 and 14 they convinced me to look for a family dog.  It’s not that I didn’t want one, but my eldest is asthmatic and allergic.  Up until then, the best we had were fish and [...]

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Dear Readers,  The final web design for my blog is now completed and I’m so happy with it.  It was a collaborative project, with the extreme talent of Jessie Su who is the designer and Marc Lajoie who provided technical expertise. The butterfly represents my Sister, Jean who I lost to cancer in 1992 and [...]

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