Ever caught a Purple Squirrel?
Sometimes… when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing.
— From the Ally McBeal show
Why am I asking about a Purple Squirrel? Because I saw one on TV! Probably it was a slow news day but whatever the cause, a newspaper article about Purple Squirrels went national on the evening news. And although the term seems to have originated with employment recruiters, I was intrigued with how well it could be applied to Continue reading » Purple Squirrel Hunting
How do you see the road ahead?
Can We See Our Way Through to Better Times?
Have you ever put on someone’s prescription glasses and suddenly gone dizzy? Well I would suggest that’s how many of us are looking into the future – with lenses prescribed for the past. And those glasses are making us feel disoriented. There’s a mismatch between what we expect/want to see and what we actually see before us now.
So Many Trials & Tribulations
My niece recently wrote on Facebook, “Cancer sucks”. And even though she hadn’t said it, most of our family thought “uh oh” and accurately assumed the worst – someone else in the family had just been diagnosed with cancer. Another someone has begun the arduous and prayerful journey of hope and courage, fighting for his life.
Continue reading » The Road Ahead
Living in Southern California we don’t get much change in the weather. Although it’s hard to tell by looking around, we actually live in a desert. We’ve done a great job of adding water to the environment to create a green look but we actually have desert weather… lots of sun, temperatures over 100 in some areas and very little rain, and cool nights.
Here, rain comes in two varieties, none and too much. We are perpetually in a drought condition even when it’s pouring and there are flash flood or mud slide warnings. There is a strong emphasis here in earthquake country on preparing for the next disaster. Be ready to react to the:
- Fire.
- Flood.
- Earthquake.
- Mudslide.
Continue reading » When the Stuff Hits the Fan
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