By Erika on
12/9/2009 10:02 AM
"Do you want the full story?" asked my new acquaintance. My first reaction was to say "yes" but I hesitated. From her tone of voice and how she leaned in toward me I knew the full story would not be flattering to the person involved. "No thanks, I don't want to know," I replied.
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By Erika on
6/24/2009 5:18 PM
"193 miles to empty" displayed on my car console when I started it this morning. Seeing the number of miles until my gas tank is empty makes much more sense to me than trying to determine how much fuel I have as the line moves from F (full) to E (empty) on the traditional gauge. What if we had a display that told us the status of our personal energy reserve?
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By Erika on
4/24/2009 8:42 AM
There are dogs at the dog park. Of course there are, you are thinking ...it's a dog park. I'm visiting my friend in Phoenix and her young dog needs to run and play so we head for the dog park. It sounds romantic like in the movies and I picture an idyllic setting with rolling hills and a view of a lake but I don't picture dogs. There are dogs at the dog park?
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By Erika on
3/30/2009 7:53 AM
"It's time to let go," says Dori the fish with short term memory loss to her friend Marlin. Marlin and Dori are looking for Nemo, Marlin's son, in the movie "Finding Nemo". The fish are hanging onto a whale's tongue and the whale wants them to let go and slide down his throat. Dori trusts the whale and Nemo is sure they will be eaten. Would you be more likely to hang on or let go?
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By Erika on
3/22/2009 10:36 AM
"I am getting a new puppy so I will never be home!" someone shared when I asked what was new. The response did not make sense to me ...what did they mean they wouldn't be home when they got a new puppy? "Whenever I want to be home, I get more work," she replied. Hmmm....puppies lead to profitability?
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By Erika on
3/21/2009 10:05 AM
"I realized it's not ok," my friend told me over a coffee. She had wanted to send her daughter to Florida to visit family for spring break and the airfare was too expensive. When she told her daughter, the daughter responded, "it's ok". After thinking about it, my friend decided it wasn't ok. Her story made me realize how often I, and people I know, put up with things that aren't ok.
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By Erika on
3/3/2009 10:41 AM
"Permanent" thinking is classic pessimism. When something happens or changes, pessimists believe its permanent. When gas prices go up ...they will stay up, go higher and forever be that way. Thinking "permanent" gets me off the hook for taking responsibility ....I mean, if it's permanent than what can I be expected to do about it?
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By Erika on
2/19/2009 12:19 PM
The wind kicked up the snow and I couldn't see the car in front of me. Then it cleared but only for a mile or two before more snow blocked my vision. I pulled off the highway ...my plans changed. Now what would I do?
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By Erika on
2/12/2009 12:48 PM
Toothpaste ran down my left hand, past my wrist, onto my forearm and soaked into my not-Victoria Secret fannel shirt posing as a pajama top. "Brush your teeth with your other hand," said the Oprah article.
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