Irreverent

This podcast episode, we talk about a trespasser and security threat: a naughty toddler. We also delve a bit into one of the ways stoicism helps you be more resilient and how this helps for writers, too. YES! Even writers! DOG TIP FOR LIFE

When I hear people tell stories that don’t sound quite right, I often wonder what really happened. This is especially true for tales like the Easter story that took place thousands of years ago when word-of-mouth was the only thing going. In fact, accounts of what really happened on that…

Leaders…are you tired of feeling like you need to conform to a rigid, outdated stereotype of ‘good leadership’ in order to be successful? Do you want to lead with more authenticity, empathy, and humanity? Then I suggest developing your capacity for irreverence. Please allow me to explain. First, let’s define…

A ditsy, dizzy diva diving Underneath the bed, Looking for some place to hide Her all-too-well-known head O’ it wouldn’t do to be found Playing cards here in The Hague Gambling-a-bermuda And strip poker with the page. It had started oh so innocent, A conversation with the Queen; First one…

I love the terms “irreverence” and “impropriety” because they imply an understanding of decorum, but a pointed disregard for it. …

Your baby’s great and all, but she’s no “Raining Blood.” — First of all, I gotta say that the ceremony was really lovely. I’m not religious anymore, and the last time I was in a church was probably when I woke up in the sacristy at St. Rigobert’s the morning after the Eagles won the Super Bowl. …

Recently, I offended someone when I called them irreverent. I meant no offense. I meant it as a compliment. I apologized. I can see now why the person was offended. Just look at the Merriam-Webster definition: · lacking proper respect or seriousness · also satiric. I meant the alternate definition…

The city had fallen into a droning silence. Solitary pairs of headlights crossed the bridge from one side to the other. Clouds obscured the night’s sky, but the sparse moonlight found a way to peek through, only to be defeated by the glare of the city. A car pulled up…

June 2 2022 — I had a negative COVID test today which is good because I have plans for the weekend My catastrophic health insurance paid for an outrageously expensive medication I really need for dry eye (too much computer time plus post menopause equals this uncomfortable condition) I did not get caught in…