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Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.

Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.

The image below expresses a feeling that I’ve found to be 100% true. Making friends as an adult is damn hard. I moved back to Ottawa in 2000 after living...

Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.

The image below expresses a feeling that I’ve found to be 100% true. Making friends as an adult is damn hard. I moved back to Ottawa in 2000 after living...

Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone

Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone

(Photo by Ron Lach) Communication. There’s so many ways to communicate these days. But back when I went to high school we relied on the same mode that kids do...

Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone

(Photo by Ron Lach) Communication. There’s so many ways to communicate these days. But back when I went to high school we relied on the same mode that kids do...

Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car that needs it.

Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car tha...

<Photo credit: Ivan Samkov> We all get regular oil changes for our cars, rotate the tires, put on winter tires, blah, blah blah. It’s important. And it’s a well known...

Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car tha...

<Photo credit: Ivan Samkov> We all get regular oil changes for our cars, rotate the tires, put on winter tires, blah, blah blah. It’s important. And it’s a well known...

Friendship has its benefits

Friendship has its benefits

 Sounds oddly like one of those old credit card commercials, right? But it’s not. It’s a post about friendship, and its impact on our health. Mental and physical. Humans are...

Friendship has its benefits

 Sounds oddly like one of those old credit card commercials, right? But it’s not. It’s a post about friendship, and its impact on our health. Mental and physical. Humans are...

Connecting with myself-and the things I love

Connecting with myself-and the things I love

Last month I had the good fortune of going on vacation to Italy. To make it more special, it was a trip with my mom, my brother, my sister, and...

Connecting with myself-and the things I love

Last month I had the good fortune of going on vacation to Italy. To make it more special, it was a trip with my mom, my brother, my sister, and...

women with star wars helmets at a restaurant

Act my age? I don’t think so.

We're always being told to "act our age." And for women, to also "act like a lady." Well, I'm not having it. I'm busy having fun and creating happy memories-and...

Act my age? I don’t think so.

We're always being told to "act our age." And for women, to also "act like a lady." Well, I'm not having it. I'm busy having fun and creating happy memories-and...

  • A culture of kindness and connection

    A culture of kindness and connection

    I don’t know about  you, but people are always talking to me. Complete strangers feel the need to chat with me. In Austria, for instance. I don’t speak German, and...

    A culture of kindness and connection

    I don’t know about  you, but people are always talking to me. Complete strangers feel the need to chat with me. In Austria, for instance. I don’t speak German, and...

  • Friendship over the long haul: the tough times

    Friendship over the long haul: the tough times

    Connecting means that friendships will form over time. Some of those will last a lifetime. Some will last a season. But they’ll all be special. I’m at an age where...

    Friendship over the long haul: the tough times

    Connecting means that friendships will form over time. Some of those will last a lifetime. Some will last a season. But they’ll all be special. I’m at an age where...

  • “Hello. Have we met yet?”

    “Hello. Have we met yet?”

    Last year, Sue B. Zimmerman (@theinstagramexpert) proposed this idea as a tip on her Instagram feed. The idea is to create a short introduction so that people visiting your page...

    “Hello. Have we met yet?”

    Last year, Sue B. Zimmerman (@theinstagramexpert) proposed this idea as a tip on her Instagram feed. The idea is to create a short introduction so that people visiting your page...

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