Ordinary Irritation
No one likes to be ordinarily irritated, with the exception of grumpy old men. Irritation decreases the quality of interactions and good feelings about yourself because it doesn't meet the…
NEXT Process
I have determined that I need very few tools to figure out most things. They are two ears, one mouth and googling. Yes, the digital knowledge pool is what we…
Ordinary Growth
It's science. Plants grow from seeds with adequate water and light. It's a delicate balance that can have unsatisfactory results if there are the wrong proportions of either. Uneven growth…
NEXT BackUp
It's a simple rule of the road: it's safer to steer correctly when you adopt the right position. I've never been particularly good at backing up in any vehicle. The…
NEXT Word
Words have powerful personal messages. Writers know this all too well and hunt for words like treasures. We teach children words as soon as they will follow our voices. Words…
Ordinary Age
Whenever I look into the mirror, I try my best to look for that 9 year girl who lives inside of me. I know she is there even when she…
Ordinary Spit
In middle school, I watched my first spitball match. As most games go, there were rules. You make a spitball, you threw a spitball, you get hit with spitballs, you…