a little guilt’s good for you, but this is ridiculous

Ah, here is one that I’ll be working on for a while. Forever, maybe. The Big One: Guilt. The Dalai Lama says this: ‘Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind – it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and […]

sharing is caring

I was at the grocery store recently and happened to purchase a pineapple. At the checkout line, the girl at the register asks “Is it really cheaper to buy a whole pineapple instead of the one’s that are already cut up?” For reference, sliced whole pineapple (in a nice little plastic tub) was $7.00 at […]

Tell me why

And no, the title is not a reference to Bob Geldof or a favorite song of mine. But, it could be, so go ahead and hum along. We were driving the other day, and there were a bunch of cones by the road and people directing traffic because the annual half marathon was happening. My […]