by fistbumpmedia | May 2, 2014 | Intangibles
I did something yesterday that I typically try very hard not to do — I vented to other people. In the past, my journal was my sounding board when I was feeling blue, but now that I’ve put away (at least for awhile) my journal, I vented here instead. It...
by fistbumpmedia | May 1, 2014 | Intangibles, Relationships
I’m sitting here, fingers poised above the keyboard, trying to figure out how to begin, even wondering if I should begin at all. You see, I’m having one of those days — more like one of those weeks and maybe even months — when things are not...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 29, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
When I saw this weeks Ten on Tuesday topic, I was like a 2nd grader sitting stick-straight in her desk, hand overhead, frenetically waving “Me! Me! Pick me!!!!” Having just returned from a 3-month working trip (not a vacation, but lots of opportunities for...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 28, 2014 | Lifestyle
I have always been passionate (I use bold here because the mere word doesn’t express it strongly enough) about writing. Passionate about the art and mechanics of selecting words, stringing them together, manipulating the strings to fit my purposes, tweaking...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 22, 2014 | Lifestyle
I’ve shared before that my plan is to downsize tremendously and to live totally debt free. For me, the two go hand-in-hand and form (with my spiritual beliefs) the foundation for living authentically. While I know I’ve come a long way, I am still far from...
by fistbumpmedia | Apr 15, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
When I first read this prompt yesterday, the skies were sunny and temperatures were in the high 50’s; doing something I enjoy outside seemed quite possible. Several hours later, the temperature had dropped considerably and, as I sat in a restaurant enjoying...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 31, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene iiThere are few people past the age of 13 or 14 that haven’t read or, in the event they sat gazing in the vicinity of their 9th grade literature book without...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
One line from my journal entry for February 17 perfectly sums up day 4 of my journey: “A heavenly day in every way — I love Wien!”Yes, day 4 found me disembarking an overnight train and arriving at 6:15 at the train station in Wien (Vienna). What a...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 26, 2014 | Travel amp; Leisure
Between visitors from the States, teaching, and my other normal activities, blogging has been put aside for a few weeks. I’m glad to be back!At 7:25 a.m. on day 3 of my trip, I stepped off a Eurail train in Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech...
by fistbumpmedia | Mar 2, 2014 | Intangibles
Well, I certainly got a much-needed wake-up call this morning. Today’s reading in the chronological 1-yr Bible I’m using in my morning quiet time is Numbers 11-13. The Israelites are grumbling about their diet — no meat, no variety, just manna....
