“Don’t try to fix it. I just need you to listen.” Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what. ~ From Jason Headley Tells Stories
Archives for June 2013
Make Training Rewarding for You and Your Dog
Dog trainers have learned that rewarding the behaviours you want can be a wonderfully effective way to train. Understanding the mechanics of how that reward system affects your dog’s learning can be a big help!
A Tale for Us All
Ruth Ozeki’s new novel, “A Tale for the Time Being”, is a brilliant modern time journey, told across a landscape of ocean waves, quantum physics, Buddhist monasteries, and portend crows.
Deconstructing Fiction (For Writers and Readers): Excerpt Deconstructed (4)
This is the fourth in a series of articles in which author Steven Erikson deconstructs, paragraph by paragraph, an excerpt from his most recent novel, Forge of Darkness.
“To Boston with Love” is touching my heart, daily
Quilters from around the world show their compassion for the people of Boston in the wake of the marathon bombings.
5 Easy Stretches Everyone Should Do Each Morning
A 10 minute stretch routine that will help keep your body flexible, reduce back pain, lower your stress levels, and get your day off to a great start.
No Thank You, Mom
Mom, her eyes twinkling, hands me a crinkling bag as soon as I walk through the door. I look at the plastic package labeled “Navajo-print Nylon Dress.” The Navajo print looks as if it was designed by someone in a third-world factory, who based it on a description given by a French tourist, who got it from an ironic Swede, who was described it by a blind American, who may have flown over Arizona in the 1940’s.
Tarmac Meditations #125: Keepin’ On
Running becomes the way back to being present.
Postcard From The Deep South
Postcard From The Deep South was e-mailed from the Antarctic and published in the Halifax Herald while I was still down there. That was quite a feat in 2001. I wrote the article in about an hour, which was all the time I had on the captain’s computer and access via satellite to the internet!
Watching The Clock
Tips on how to successfully manage one of the big “unpredictables” in running a business: employee performance.
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