Happiness, Philosophy, Psychology, Parenting, and Irritations.
It’s goal-setting time once again! Here are mine. I hope you enjoy them. More overpriced take-out that doesn’t travel particularly well! More political conversations and posts! While we’re at it, why not more religious conversations and posts too? Everyone seems to love them. Plus, I’m pretty sure they do change people’s minds! Focus more on…
Why Memory is Hard For those who don’t know, “flashbulb memories” are rich and detailed recollections like a photograph. These memories are typically formed at emotionally charged moments. An example of a flashbulb memory would be, “what were you doing when you found out about 9/11,” or “where were you when Kennedy or MLK was…
My Dad, Charles “Don” Stalker, passed last week. Don was 92. He had lived a whole life. Details Don was a son, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and husband. He was also a corporate executive, golf enthusiast, and someone whose humor was the epitome of the “dad joke” genre. He loved puns in particular.Don is survived…
Halloween Spending The former Celtic harvest festival of Samhain, known today as Halloween, is the second-largest commercial holiday in the United States (behind Christmas). According to the Cost of Halloween Survey, spending for this holiday has quadrupled in the past ten years. According to the survey, the average American will spend $185.50 this year. The…
We have all heard the expression, “older and wiser!” Indeed, wisdom often does come with age. The problem, however, is that the understanding was not there when we needed it back when we were young. So, a great question I like to ask is, “knowing what I know now, what would I tell my younger…
My wife and I have had Standard Poodles throughout most of our marriage. Our first one, Lucy, was wonderful in nearly every way. She was well-behaved, intelligent, and what made us particularly proud is that she was great with other dogs. Lucy was always friendly. We called her “the mayor” because everywhere we went with…