November 13, 2007 - Tuesday
I drove home (at 6:45 pm) with my sunroof open! Today was a deliciously sunny and warm day. I believe that, although I spent most of it inside, it was my day to say goodbye to the summer/fall. I went to my fountain. I walked more than a mile outside. I wore a tank top outside. It was perfect.
In my quest to be more optimistic, I would like to welcome winter with some good thoughts. (But not, however, without a warning to Mother Nature: I can handle the warm days in February, but please! no 60 degree days in December. Don't toy with my emotions when you have four months of cruelty left in you.)
These are a few of my favorite things about winter: red wine, hats!!!, no more need to explain why I'm not tan, cooking without sweating, wool socks, Netflix, hot cocoa, that weird silence during a snowfall, and my parents dog helping shovel snow (if I get to see it) like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCnABUlvSXI
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
What? I’m just asking!
November 6, 2007 - Tuesday
Sometimes while I work out I unfortunately have to watch TV news. It was tuned to CNN. I don't think that any TV news is worth watching, but it does provide me with some insight into why people are becoming more and more insulted/stupid.
While I was watching the "news" I was reminded of a bit on The Daily Show that I thought was priceless. As journalists (Yes, I used to be one; I still am in my book.) we used to argue about the use of question marks in headlines. Some believed it was a way of saying nothing at all and making the reader decide what the headline should be. Others thought it was just lame while still others thought it was a complete cop out. I was in the latter two categories, which is why I thought this clip was so funny.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=117466&title=the-question-mark
Sometimes while I work out I unfortunately have to watch TV news. It was tuned to CNN. I don't think that any TV news is worth watching, but it does provide me with some insight into why people are becoming more and more insulted/stupid.
While I was watching the "news" I was reminded of a bit on The Daily Show that I thought was priceless. As journalists (Yes, I used to be one; I still am in my book.) we used to argue about the use of question marks in headlines. Some believed it was a way of saying nothing at all and making the reader decide what the headline should be. Others thought it was just lame while still others thought it was a complete cop out. I was in the latter two categories, which is why I thought this clip was so funny.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=117466&title=the-question-mark
Monday, November 5, 2007
I’ll take a Big Mac and a Diet Coke
November 5, 2007 - Monday
Every night I take out my contacts and search blindly for my glasses. One would think that with my terrible vision and about 20 years of experience with contacts and glasses, I would change my behavior and find my glasses before I remove my little eyes. But I don't and probably never will.
Why are there so many things we do that make no sense? We are creatures of habit indeed, but can't we make our lives easier? A simple change in habit or schedule can make all the difference.
A girlfriend and I were talking about how your life can feel out of sorts with just the most simple of things: an unmade bed, laundry not folded. But sometimes you have to ignore all of those things and just take a nap. And there goes another behavior that makes little sense.
Every night I take out my contacts and search blindly for my glasses. One would think that with my terrible vision and about 20 years of experience with contacts and glasses, I would change my behavior and find my glasses before I remove my little eyes. But I don't and probably never will.
Why are there so many things we do that make no sense? We are creatures of habit indeed, but can't we make our lives easier? A simple change in habit or schedule can make all the difference.
A girlfriend and I were talking about how your life can feel out of sorts with just the most simple of things: an unmade bed, laundry not folded. But sometimes you have to ignore all of those things and just take a nap. And there goes another behavior that makes little sense.
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