Add this to your to-do list …
It’s not halfway through the first month of the first year, and many are already assessing their progress — or lack of it — with their New […]
11
Jan
2011
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James Scott, Jr.
10
Jan
2011
This is real friendship …
Friends make a profound difference in life. One of the greatest examples of real friendship I’ve ever heard comes from a popular story of two friends who […]
07
Jan
2011
Big equipment in a little dining room …
Henry bragged about his prize possession, and Patricia shook her head at the “junk.” Differing values and views of the same thing. Henry and “Pat” (Patricia) Solomon […]
02
Jan
2011
The boy at the buffet …
His eyes nearly visibly bulged and his mouth dropped open. The boy had spotted the dessert section of the restaurant’s buffet. Rows of puddings and cakes lay […]
01
Jan
2011
Get ready! Get set …
It’s the first day of a brand new year and you have already started the day with what will impact your new year more than most things: […]
31
Dec
2010
Outlaws, pardons, and a New Year …
Did you hear the news story heralded throughout the media today? The famous Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid will not receive a pardon from outgoing New […]
31
Dec
2010
2010 goes into the history books …
One of the blessings of 2010 for me has been the interaction with the many readers of this blog, “Extraordinary Living.” Although not a lot of comments […]
27
Dec
2010
Close your eyes and see …
“Close your eyes and see” is the tantalizing catch phrase for “Opaque,” a new kind of eatery with locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. […]
26
Dec
2010
Learning it AND living it …
It used to be one way you could spot a “learned man” was by the obvious: a study overflowing with books. But that was then … Today, […]
24
Dec
2010
Imagine getting this for Christmas …
It’s an old story line. We’ve seen it on television, in the movies and read it in books. You know, the story of someone opening their front […]