denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 21 hours agoFamily Time at the HolidaysOur middle son and daughter — both of whom live and work in the Seattle area — have been spending the weekend with us. They are both in their mid-30s nodenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 2 days agoThe Longest Night of the YearIt was dark when I woke up this morning, and thanks to the heavy cloud cover, it will likely be dark again around 4:00pm. Today is the Winter Solstice; the shortest day of the…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 3 days agoIncentives to Make Us Worse Off!Like many other stores, our local supermarket chain — which is actually a national chain — has one of those rather popular "loyalty programs." All in aldenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 5 days agoAll Those Travels...I must confess that I do enjoy reading about people's travels, and I really enjoy the variety of travel photoblogs we have here on Hive. *The rock of Gdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 6 days agoDoes Aging Make Us "More Ourselves?"Have you ever noticed how "old people" — however you might define that, in your own mind — tend to have fewer filters and sometimes come across as very blunt and direct with…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 7 days agoActions... and Consequences I belong to a local online group that basically serves as a sort of news update and notice board for our entire "greater town" area. It's pretty comprehensive, given that…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 8 days agoYou Don't Always Get What You Want...If there's a single somewhat consistent thing in life, perhaps it is that we don't always get the things we were hoping for. I once heard a piece of wdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 9 days agoBrief Interlude...The thing about being really busy is that you end up having no time. Makes sense, right? One of the things that I have come to recognize about myseldenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 11 days agoExpectations, Anger... and HopeMost of us encounter people who are angry about this and that from time to time. Some are angry a lot more than just "from time to time," so much so it almost comes…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 12 days agoADHD: Individual, Systemic, or not "a Thing" at all?From time to time I read articles — and watch videos/interviews — about ADHD, and how it sometimes seems like our entire society suffers from ADHD. It's a topic "of…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 13 days agoThat Crazy Mainstream Media!I suppose it's no secret that most people in this community have little use or time for mainstream media and the attendant circus-like narrative.denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 15 days agoJuries, Prizes and Merit...Seeing as how I derive part of my living from things I make with my hands and then finish and present for sale, I find myself being both rather generous with my openness towards…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 17 days agoIntroverts and Working in a Busy Public PlaceThere has never been any doubt that I am an introvert. That doesn't mean that I am shy, or that I dislike people, nor do I suffer from any kind of social phobias or…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 18 days agoIt's Showtime... Again!There was a time in my life when I swore to myself that I would never be in the sales business again. That particular thought was constantly in my minddenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 19 days agoWhat Happened to my Energy Reserves?No, I'm not talking about the sort of energy reserves you might dig out of the ground, I'm talking about the ones you have to dig out of yourself when you have an endless…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 20 days agoOn the Occasional Merits of "OK-ness"For some reason, I keep thinking about a bumper sticker I once saw, which had an expressionless smiley icon and the words "have an average day!" Yedenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 21 days agoDoes it Match What it Says on the Box?I know I have brought up variations of this topic before, but I can't help but get a bit fired up when something you spend good money on so clearly does not match what was…denmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 22 days agoOn The First Day of ChristmasSomehow, we have made it all the way to the month of December. What I would like "for Christmas" is for December to be a good month for everyone! Idenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 23 days agoYou Don't Have to Be RICH, to Be Rich!In this modern world of ours, we often pay a lot of attention to this whole idea of being/getting rich. After all, the idea is all around us, all thdenmarkguy in #hive-106316 • 24 days agoLosing Your Identity — AccidentallySo, yesterday was Thanksgiving, here in the US of A. I have always enjoyed this holiday because I love all the food, but also because we have chosen to make the tradition of…
