One of my favorite bedside books is called No Time for Tact: 365 Days of the Wit, Words, and Wisdom of Larry Winget. The book’s kind of a “daily devotional” of great quotes by Winget, a guy you may have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lessons Learned
New episodes of The Walking Dead are back on AMC. I only know that cuz I’m seeing a lot of people talking about it on Facebook this week. I quit watching the series a year or so ago, when it … Continue reading
If I hear about the glories of “win-win” one more time from a so-called business guru, I’ll throw up. You know of what I speak — “If you give the other guy most of what he wants, he’ll give you … Continue reading
Some things are brilliant just because they’re so damn simple. Take this, for example, which was shared last night by a Facebook friend… “You will not get it done by not doing it!” My friend was quoting her husband. And … Continue reading
Last weekend, a Facebook friend I didn’t know beyond the crowded world of social media added a comment to one of my posts. My post isn’t important, but her comment is. She wrote, “Wally, you haven’t changed a bit from … Continue reading
I was driving through the Costco parking lot yesterday and almost ran over a teenage girl. She was winding between parked cars on a skateboard, a cigarette in one hand and an iPod in the other, earbuds plugged into her … Continue reading
Over my morning coffee, I heard from a longtime friend — let’s call him Barney — that he’s decided to file for divorce from his wife of 33 years. He announced it on Facebook. His family, his in-laws, his closest … Continue reading
Sunday was an unusual day for July here on California’s central coast. It rained, sometimes in torrents, with lots of lightning and thunder. And the electricity in our neighborhood was kaput for most of the day. So we got out … Continue reading
The Minions movie kicked the crap outta box office competitors in its opening weekend. “Jurassic World” may still blast along, but it didn’t even show up in the Minions’ rearview mirror. And I guess nobody gives a damn about Arnold … Continue reading
A couple’a days ago, I felt trapped. It happens sometimes. I felt overwhelmed… By thoughts of an upcoming surgery that will keep me (literally) facedown for a week or so. By household projects still undone after a year or more. … Continue reading