Is There An Art To Judging Good Art?

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, is that where art is too? According to my husband, art doesn’t have to be defined - just appreciated. He should know. He majored in art history in college. Opposites attract. I don’t know representational art from abstract art. When we’re in museums, I’m the Little Engine That Could. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can appreciate this art. I know what I like when I see it. I stop, look and listen to my husband expound on the... Read more »

Did You Buy It?

Ads are everywhere! We expect them on television and radio. We just don’t expect them so often. We’ve been conditioned to expect them before movies start - whether we bought a ticket or rented a DVD. Now ads are in the movies. It’s called product placement. Ford will pay to have Brad Pitt drive a Mustang. Pepsi will pay to have Julia Roberts drink a Sprite. Advertisements appear everywhere from decals on supermarket floors to messages written in the sky. Blimps don’t write... Read more »

Going Nuts Finding a Unique Business Opportunity

Are you tired of the same old same old when it comes to what you do for a living? Are you ready for a change and ready to get your feet back on the ground when it comes to taking control of your life? There are many ways for you to find a unique business opportunity that fits your needs and can take you far. Here are some tips to finding one. The first thing that you should know about finding a new business opportunity is that you can find one just about anywhere. You should be keeping your eyes... Read more »

Wasn’t Making Hard Copies Easier?

According to Webster’s Dictionary, compute - as in computer - means to make sense. Yeah, right. The only thing that makes sense to me is the carrying case. I understand how to use the zippered compartments and the inside pockets. I also managed to figure out how to use the Velcro strap to secure my computer. Because I’m a writer, I named my computer Steinbeck to inspire me - not to cause the weights of wrath. Because of his predilection to make things I’m writing disappear, I should... Read more »

Is It A Good Sign?

Signs are everywhere - street signs, traffic signs, business signs. There are streets named after flowers, trees and states; and of course, there’s Main Street - even though the townspeople have moved to the suburbs. The traffic signs that were red are now yellow because yellow is easier to see - unless you’re explaining to a policeman why you didn’t stop. Business signs should be easy to see and self-explanatory. When you see a McDonald’s or a Macy’s sign, you know... Read more »

Are You Motivated To Be Motivated?

Basically motivation is an inner drive to get something done, but it comes in all shapes and sizes. Obligation motivates us to get up in the morning. Necessity motivates us to eat breakfast. Responsibility motivates us to go to work. Motivation runs the world. A lack of it runs us ragged. Feelings of love and hate are strong motivators. So is the fight or flight instinct. My grandmother preached that he who runs away lives to fight another day. Unfortunately, many of us are too out of shape to... Read more »

Do Little, White Lies Keep You Out Of Heaven?

You don’t look fat, this tastes good, I love it - these are little, white lies. Supposedly we tell them to spare others’ feelings. Actually, it’s our feelings we want to spare. We want to spare ourselves the hurt of hurting someone else. Truth can hurt - relationships. Unfortunately, stretching the truth also qualifies as a white lie. A friend invites you to a lecture and you say you can’t go because cleaning your house before your mother-in-law arrives will take all day.... Read more »

Have You Exercised The Option To Exercise?

By the time I’ve worked up enthusiasm about going to the gym, I already feel overworked. Then I have to decide what to wear. Guys can look grungy. Girls have to look fashionable. Unfortunately, my outfits are often more coordinated than I am. However, I can talk the talk - sets, repetitions, abs, biceps, triceps - and I’m getting better at walking the walk. I’m certainly better than body builders whose legs are so muscled they have to swing them to the side to walk up stairs. I... Read more »

Can You Burn Calories Exercising Your Judgment?

From our previous house I could see a constant stream of bicyclers, joggers and skaters go by. Now I see the ocean. As beautiful as it is, it doesn’t inspire me to exercise. I wave at the ocean and it waves back. I know exercise should be as routine as eating and sleeping; but considering I skip breakfast and my husband has insomnia, exercise is just as routine for us. I always plan to exercise; but before I can, I come up with another plan. Exercise plans, however, don’t change. They... Read more »

Are You A Procrastinator?

Although I put off writing this, I’m not a procrastinator. I’m a prioritizer - unless thinking twice about something makes me a procrastinator. No, I’m a blond; and blonds aren’t likely to delay. Keeping our roots from showing has taught us not to put things off. In spite of that, I married a procrastinator. In fact, my husband put the pro in procrastination. He had an art project due before we went on our honeymoon and he finished it one hour before our wedding. Thankfully,... Read more »