We joke about summer in Seattle all year—and can’t stop smiling when it shows up! Bonus is, it also smells great, especially when the lavender harvest is in. I am so grateful when I work to establish good relationships with people who love their work, and then I enjoy the fruits of our mutual labor! […]
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How Do We Really Define Land of the Free?
The Fourth of July in America has become a puzzle for me. We’ve devolved into an ‘us or them’ paradigm, it seems, where the only thing that matters is our military. Why is that? Seriously, why is that? I honor every American who works hard at whatever he or she does: from serving in the […]
Why Being Appalled Works
(c) 2011 Danny L. McMillin The other day I saw a great bumper sticker. My best recollection is that it said: “If you’re not absolutely appalled you’re not paying attention.” Perfect. It’s absolutely the way I feel a lot of the time. It’s the way we should all feel. Because we all need to […]
Choosing Our Way in the New Economy
He didn’t mean to make me smile. He had been loitering by my shopping cart. We were both stocking up on office supplies. I was, as usual, simply exhausted by the choices. Wouldn’t life be easier if we didn’t have so much to choose from? Think about it. I do. A lot. Even choosing a […]