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Forrest’s momma always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” If today’s economy was a piece of chocolate candy, you’d take one bite and spit it out like an orange crème. Yuck. But you’re boxed in. You can’t ignore what’s happening to Ms. Jones’ jobless rate or […]

Some of you are blessed with balmy yuletides and fresh fruit in February. Many of you are already experiencing the first glimpses of springtime, if you even had what you refer to as winter. Here in the frozen tundra of central Ohio, we know winter. We’ve used up our allotted calamity days at school and […]

Set in a store much like yours, the television commercial caught my eye. The sales associate pauses her pillow fluffing and gazes wistfully out the window at the hardware store across the street. She beelines over at her break and hastily pockets her name tag. “Is that really the price of this lamp?” she asks, […]

She used to go to the spa. Once or twice a year she’d spend a day having her hair and nails done, and maybe a facial. It was better with friends. Now she goes to the corner drugstore. Her highlights have faded but she still covers the gray, and her nails sport the short, natural […]

We got a Wii. Now instead of twiddling our thumbs on a joystick, we putt, bowl, swing, spar and serve with our whole bodies. Our little legless avatars look just like us, putting us right in the middle of the game and driving our competitive spirit. I’m telling you, youll need physical therapy and a […]

You may have noticed mavericks arent very popular these days.  Samuel Augustus Maverick was the original. He was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence who refused to brand his cattle. Soon unbranded ranch animals and Presidential candidates became known as mavericks, dissenters who refuse to abide by […]

Ever know anyone who takes themselves too seriously? It’s a drag after a while. You have to mind your p’s and q’s at all times, keep your elbows off the table and use proper grammar. On the other hand, maybe you’ve known people who are a little too comfortable in their own skin. They scratch […]

The definition of “extravagance” changes during a recession. Suddenly, Starbucks seems extravagant. Buying an extra gallon of milk. Topping the tank off. Things we once did routinely are now thought through carefully, as if every dollar depended on it – because it does. But being miserly is miserable, and Ms. Jones is getting tired of […]

Only 7% of your communication is verbal. Your spouse can easily attest that the other 93% leaks out in sneers, smiles, nods, nudges, signals and sighs. Oh, that damning body language! Yet we spend gazillions of dollars verbally telling Ms. Jones what we think she wants to hear. While no one is suggesting that television […]

Do you shave after you get dressed? Put on your makeup before bed? Put your shoes on before your pants? Well, that depends on the outcome you want: you’ll either turn out wrinkled and soapy or be all dressed up with nowhere to go because you did things out of order. In the same way, […]