When she was a college student, my daughter wrote a fan letter to Linda Barry whose cartoons graced a local entertainment paper. In return, Barry sent her a drawing, which has been a cherished keepsake.
Jennie also devised her own
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I’ve been going through 25 years of back issues of Winning Ways newsletter to gather my favorite articles that I’m collecting for an e-book. I came across this one from 1990 and thought it was worth sharing here as well.…
In celebration of International Women’s Day, here’s a small sampling of my favorite wise thoughts shared by women.
You can only be truly accomplished at something you love. Do not make money the goal. Instead, pursue the things you love …
Participants had the pleasure of meeting the delightful Marianne Cantwell at the Joyfully Jobless Jamboree in Austin last October. It was the first time I’d met her, too.
According to her Website, Marianne Cantwell is a Free Range Human, and …
Although retirement is not a word in my vocabulary, I’ve been noticing all the tv ads designed to appeal to those taking the plunge.
There’s the whimsical Raymond James ad telling the story of the fastidious librarian Emily Skinner who …
There it is again: Las Vegas heads up the story on Top Cities Hit Hardest by the Recession. We’ve been seeing these stories for months now, of course, but suddenly I’m feeling slightly responsible for this state of affairs.…
My niece Gretchen is about to give birth to her first child. During her pregnancy, her husband Tony has been reading to their unborn baby. Currently, he’s working his way through Don Quixote.
In my family, this is considered …
When I first began making regular trips to London, I discovered that mid-November was a perfect travel time. It was a quiet time for my business and it was a quiet time for the travel industry so all sorts of …
Several years ago, Marlo Thomas compiled over 100 personal stories in a book called The Right Words at the Right Time. People both famous and less well known shared stories about a moment when words changed their lives.
Many …
Janesville, Minnesota, the small town where I grew up, had a population of about 1200 when I was living there. It also had 4 grocery stores, 2 hardware stores, 2 dry goods stores, a bakery, 4 restaurants, 4 gas stations, …
