Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus ••• Charlene was very hard on herself and often put herself down. While she’d never dream of verbally abusing or even harshly criticizing others, she nevertheless thought it was perfectly acceptable to treat herself in this…
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Labor Day! A Day Off, for Many!
Happy, Labor Day! This federal holiday was originally based on a number of deaths of union workers, at the hands of the US military, during a strike of organized labor. First observed September 5, 1882 – President Grover Cleveland reconciled…
If You Like Your Trees, And Want to Keep Them, Easy on the Mulch!
These trees have way too much mulch going up and leaning against the tree. Their bark will rot under the mulch and eventually kill the tree! • Spring is almost in the air, I saw some landscapers putting mulch around…
email: Two Wolves, Life Explained
TWO WOLVES One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy,…
A Smiley Blog: Lucky Pennies
Pennies Smiley For our wedding day, friends scattered pennies on the Golden Gate Bridge right at mid-span. Dave the groom walked from the S.F. end and me the bride, walked from the Marin end. We met in the middle (there’s…
Happy Memorial Day; We All Need to Remember What It’s All About
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It is and is meant to be a day of celebration and remembrance of those who have died in the service of our nation. So this weekend as we eat our hotdogs and…
Speaking Geek: It’s Not Easter Yet, Easter Eggs in Software Applications
“Geek speak is how the uninitiated refer to the jargon and special vocabulary used by those immersed in computers and other fields of information technology” “Geek speak often sounds like normal English that doesn’t quite make sense because familiar words…
Here’s Our Smiley Lady, Ruth’s Blog: What is the opposite of play? Is it work? I don’t think so!
Strawberry Smiley One of about a dozen Strawberry Smileys. Slicing strawberries for the Spontaneous Smiley Project. That make them the tastey-est business expense ever? What is the opposite of play? Is it work? I don’t think so. What is the…
Cleaning! My Top 10 Cleaning Products & Five I Can’t Do Without!
OK, some folks like cleaning. I hate it! I mean I like it when it is done! But, doing it for me is a rarity and requires a serious fire to be lit under my butt, to do it. I…
Hippy New Years! That’s What I said!
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