Month: June 2016
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Lose to Win
Sometimes you have to lose the short game to win the long one. I am sure someone else has said this more eloquently or famously than I have. I am certain that someone has said a quote with the same meaning. Of course, we also know that I do not mean a game literally, but…
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No Veganism for Me
Be aware that there are some very disturbing scenes in this video should you decide to watch it. It is also over an hour long…. Gary Yourofsky is an animal activist and vegan. With my step-daughter and her boyfriend having recently gone vegan (about a year now) and coming across other vegans lately, I have…
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_Into the Darkest Corner_ by Elizabeth Haynes
_Into the Darkest Corner_ by Elizabeth Haynes Thanks to having a Brit in my life, I have been introduced to some contemporary British authors. Given my enjoyment of mystery thrillers, my lovely husband suggested this read. It did not disappoint my desire for entertainment and suspense. A woman meets a man, falls in love, becomes…
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Patience is a Virtue…?
As a child I do not know how I was with patience. I imagine that I held it all in and worked hard to never show my annoyance. Does it mean I was patient? Perhaps I was thinking that waiting patiently would bring back my Omma to me. Possibly the anger and sadness that came…
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_The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking_ by Mikael Krogerus
_The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking_ by Mikael Krogerus Back when I was still pushing through my PhD one of my friends gave me this book for Christmas a year ago. It is a really interesting read of different theoretical models and methods for strategical thinking. While definitely relevant to the world of…
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Moving Day
Today is moving day. So I won’t write much now. Will try to take some photos and then do a more detailed post tomorrow. 🙂 ~T 😀
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_The In-Between_ by Jeff Goins
_The In-Between_ by Jeff Goins My third book by Jeff Goins was a bit less memorable and less useful to me than the others had been. Perhaps it was more about my frame of mind than anything else. Maybe, just maybe, this is the actual point of his book. Goins talks about how we should…
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95:5
When people drink tequila and beer, the conversations can turn into something interesting. 😛 It became the theme of my “Almost 40 Birthday Party” which was celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. The reference was for the percentage that men should satisfy their women. I will leave it at that. However, like I do with just about…
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Packing Up a Chapter
Packing is one of my least favorite, if not THE least favorite, things to do. It makes me a bit sad. Even when it is packing to go on holiday for which I am super excited about, I hate to pack. 🙁 There are remnants of fear and worry that are associated with packing for…
