About 20 years ago, my Dad had started working for me 3 days a week. Although he answered the phones and did some bookkeeping, he wouldn't take a penny for his labor.   On a particularly rough day, he sat down in my office. He asked if I was okay and said he had some advice, which was an unusual thing for him to say. He rarely gave advice.   He said simply this..."If you come into work not expecting problems. you will be very unhappy.  However,  if you approach work knowing there will be problems, you be much happier." 

I have had a beard since 2011 and on and off before then.   The most compelling reason therefor is the luxury of not having to shave each morning. In my curly haired case, shaving was probably more daunting than for others.   Call me lazy or practical, I'm one satisfied non shaver! Not only does my beard add stress free minutes to my day, but, obviously, it masks the ravages of time (no matter how gray, white or silver).  

I thought I was “brushed”.“Brushing”, I quickly learned, is a scam connected to identity theft.This all unfolded was when I returned home to find four packages from Amazon had been delivered.

When I was growing up the Winters were cold, sometimes really cold. The summers were hot, sometimes really hot. There wasnt much of a prediction, the snow just showed up without much warning. Sometime a little, sometimes alot. People just accepted it, after all its winter. The Meteorology profession didnt get much respect, it became widely believed that these people made a lot of money to be on TV doing the Weather and were mostly wrong. Fast forward to today, the profession hasnt changed much, but there is a lot of new terminology.

Yes, I know I am late to this party but I have just discovered an air fryer.   I have talked about one for years and I am pretty sure my son just got tired of hearing me. And, so my birthday gift this year was, you guessed it, an air fryer.

I have to admit that I am jealous of my husband. We can walk into a restaurant and he can order a French onion soup, with extra cheese, a  steak with all the trimmings—loaded baked potato and rolls with butter.  No second thoughts, no sideways glances from the waiter. He’s able to indulge and clearly enjoy doing it.  

Grandpa Sol used to tell his eldest grandchild: “Stay calm and cool at all times.”  Not easy to follow as so many triggers to be anything but calm occur -- often daily. That said, I more than followed that advice yesterday.  No clock really existed on my time. 

"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."--Nelson Mandela   Is it really conquering fear that is brave? I believe we all experience fear. Fear has helped humans survive through the years. So being afraid is important. However, if fear drives you or prevents you from living life, then let's be brave.