Category Archives: Life Thoughts

When We Had Time

By Viv | Published: September 22, 2010
I believe the tragedy of our modern culture is how little time we have to amble and hang out with our neighbors, our families, our friends, and ourselves. The tragedy becomes more apparent as each passing year seems to race by faster than the one before. I wouldn’t even mind it if I understood what [...]
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3 a.m.

By Viv | Published: September 22, 2010
Dear Sisters, The time is 3:30 am and I’ve been awake over an hour.  This is not unusual; I’m getting used to it.  So I went to the New York Times headlines to read the latest news and was intrigued by this new and improved way homeland security  is handling perceived security risks.  Apparently airport [...]
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Delicious

By Viv | Published: September 22, 2010
Food is delicious when prepared well.  Unless you are a fat juicy summer peach tasting perfect just as you are.  It’s yummy to drink coffee at the bakery, biting in to a freshly made glazed donut or ruggulah.  Sirloin steak medium rare with garlicky mashed potatoes and asparagus, the thin kind with a squeeze of [...]
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Collected Pearls

By Viv | Published: April 22, 2010
These collected pearls of wisdom come from random notes I jotted down one spring day in 2005 while perusing Fortune Magazine. Don’t trust the common wisdom.  Base knowledge on facts and analysis and not on “what everybody knows.” when things are chaotic and out of control, do your triage; stop the bleeding.  Then figure out [...]
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Virtue in Yard Waste

By Viv | Published: April 16, 2010
Have you ever stood at the refrigerator, its shelves crammed full of opaque containers, squishy plastic bags, and mysterious-looking half-filled jars?  If your fridge is anything like mine, the melange includes covered bowls housing cuddly particles of biology and other flora and funghi. Did you ever wonder why you waited so long to toss that last bite [...]
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