Laughter is the sound of crashing brain cells. When we laugh with other people, there is a real reason that we look each other in the eye: Our brains are working together, brain cells are dancing and we are having a good time. Humor can change parts of you, and you’ve got to do some things. … More Humor+Usness: Humorousness can Change Parts of You
Monday. The most hated day of the week; it’s about as popular as taxes and flossing your teeth. The Boomtown Rats wrote #1 song about how they don’t like Mondays. I guess they like Mondays more now that they have sold a bunch of records? Why do we have such a hate on for Monday? 1. … More Don’t Hate Mondays, Hug Them!
Changing your socks and changing your mind I like changing my socks. When I change my socks I can look back and see what I have changed. As a parent, you can spend an exhausting night on homework and dishes and still get the Glare when you remind The Kid that it’s bed time. … More 50 Shades of Grey Matter
If you enjoy this article, I have related article on the topic of self-research (human guinea pig) meditation called Coffee Bean Meditation. Do you like meetings? No one that I know likes meetings, but we all get roped into them. Maybe leaders should take a class on how to make meetings fun? That might … More How to Make Your Meetings More Interesting
It would suck to make 6.5 million dollars. I think I would have to quit my job in order to spend all of that money. Especially if I made that much every year. Controversial NFL player Marshawn Lynch made 6.5 million dollars last year and he acts like an entitled overpaid athlete, snubbing his fans, … More What I learned about myself from watching Marshawn Lynch
I think that lecturing is what is really destroying the Country. I am told that blog posts that use lists are really popular, like “Three ways to get abs,” “17 Things you can do to fight Global Warming,” and “9 Ways to love your pet.” We seem to love information in small, bite sized pieces. … More Why lecturing is ruining the planet and what you can do about it
Have you looked inside your junk drawer lately? My junk drawer is full of empty promises and broken dreams. In fact, I love the junk drawer because it reminds me of what my life could have amounted to. All that I have to do is open that one little drawer and I can see … More The Angry Lego Man in My Junk Drawer
Have you ever been in an experiment? I regularly experiment on the people around me, including my children. You can read about all the fun in my most excellent post, “The 8 Words That Can Keep Any Conversation Going.” Is it possible that life is some sort of experiment? In a scientific experiment, there are … More Do you AdMIT that Life is an Experiment?
How is it that when you and I were 7, being grounded was the worst thing in the world… and now that we are adults, being grounded is something we long for? What do you fear? What brings out your inner chicken? I am afraid of heights. I am a chicken, a man-fairy when it … More The Downside of Being Grounded
“Coffee brings out my better self.” Coffee. Just saying the word makes me pause. I began my relationship with coffee in my early thirties. I knew almost immediately this would be a lifetime of Bean Love. I constantly search for the perfect ratio of cream and sugar. I like my coffee medium oak in color, two … More How A Cup of Coffee May Help You to Get Your Mind Back
Getting High on Recovery 