My Own Mortality

Airport Security

[This post began February 15, 2011.] I have a new niece. My brother had surgery on his neck. We have a vacation booked in a few weeks. We fly, of course. So, what does that mean, but Airport Security. I really hate airport security. I find it intrusive and...

Planning, Planning, Planning

I like to have back up plans. Always. I don’t know when it started. Maybe because of my list-making mother and reinforced by the time I sold books door to door. Then, it was doubly reinforced when I worked in hotel management. Always have a back up plan. So, my...

Hating Food

I’ve figured it out. We hate food as a nation. We don’t savor it. We don’t enjoy it. We don’t love it for its properties other than nourishment. This isn’t a new topic, but something that I’m coming to realize. What we do like to do...

What motivates you to work?

Money? Prestige? Lifestyle? Reputation? Belief? What motivates you to work? Recently, a colleague wanted to know why someone who we assumed doesn’t need a job, would want a job. It seemed as if the question was being posed from the premise that the major...