Tick-tock: I'm 18 days into my KANBANFLOW implementation, and I cannot imagine life without it. It has been one of the most intuitive, fund, easy to use, powerful applications that I have ever used. It has been nothing short of transformational.
There are few software applications that...
January 26, 2015
January 25, 2015
Angel Marie: Canine Instigator
Yes, my elbows turn out, but I can still strike like a rattlesnake
Here is Angel Marie. (I still marvel how her previous owners could name this dog Angel Marie). Our sleepy dog suddenly...
January 25, 2015
January 24, 2015
Tick Tock: 132 Days of Homemade Dog Food
My countup timer provides a nice reminder of important events. None has been more important than my switch to homemade dog food-now at 4.5 months. I am really seeing the difference in each of my dogs. Angel Marie has shown the most important difference in her allergy management (no...
January 21, 2015
Dog Aggression
I picked up Matthew Duffy's, Dog Training and the Eight Faces of Dog Aggression (Kindle Edition) as we were experiencing mild skirmishes at the front door, which suddenly escalated to violent. I've been reflecting upon the escalation of these unwelcomed energies between Angel and Daisey. ...
January 21, 2015
Enemy at the Gates
All is NOT well in Leisa-land. I must take responsibility for it. Within the last week, Angel, the American Bulldog, has become hostile at the front door. We've had three, what I would describe as "bedlam" moments when each of the dogs get touseled up in a snarling mess free for all...
January 19, 2015
Days With Dexter = 176
I'm glad I found the JAVA script to do the countdowns. I refer to the 'Days With Dexter' and shout to Mark in the other room, "Can you believe that we have had Dexter x days?" Truthfully,...
January 18, 2015
Beginning Anew
We will experience a New Moon on 01/20/15. The moon and sun together are ancient time keepers to modern wo/man. Most of us are far removed from Nature's celestial rhythms. But the study of these heavenly bodies and their interactive timing to our days, months and seasons was a necessity. ...
January 13, 2015
What Does a Messy Desk (Car, House) Say About You?
I'm a bit on a kick, through a self intervention, on all of the things that I talk about here on this blog. Messsiness, being one such kick, and to which I'm trying to expunge from my life. It's like a drunk talking about what it means to get sober. I'm a 'messy' (a highly functioning one...but...
January 11, 2015
Sunday Stuff
Vasectomy Madness: There was an interesting flash on the digital billboard on the way to work last Thursday. Vasectomymadness.com along with hoop with a ball swishing through it. That's pretty effective advertising extolling the benefits of getting a vasectomy while recuuperating...
January 8, 2015
Another Non-Resolution or Kanban thank you Ma'am
As you can tell, I have a long list non-resolutions for the New Year. One thing that I implemented last year was the Pomodoro Technique. You can read about it here (from my blog post), and...
January 5, 2015
Country Hamapalooza
The country ham that my sister gave us is wonderful. It is one piece of meat that I feel gets better the day after, and under refrigeration after cooking. Since enjoying it on New Year's day (though I stumbled through the meal preparation due to just getting over the flu), we have had it...
January 3, 2015
Dinner Planning for the Beach
We will be heading down the Nags Head again this year. Already, I am trying to plan my menu to feed 25 or so guests. With such a goal in mind, it gives me a chance to do the ever-pleasurable review of my cookbooks, or scout out my Bon Appetit magazines monthly to find something that will...
January 2, 2015
Cutting Board
It is time to do some upgrading on my cutting boards. My cutting board with the carving side is split. So when I carve my roast beast, the juices drip through the crack in the board. That...
January 2, 2015
Washing dishes to wash the dishes
I mentioned in this post Thich Nhat Hanh (TNH). I have several of his books, and The Miracle of Mindfulness is a book that I pick up at least annually and re-read. I will keep his book a little closer this year. I believe that cultivating mindfulness is beneficial to one's well-being....
January 2, 2015
Dog Dynamics
First, some musica! This is Joan Baez and Mercedes Sosa
Dexter's arrival in our home, now 159 days ago, made for an interesting change in dynamics. Last night in bed (with Dexter--don't ask me how my "never will I have a dog in our bed again" result in Dexter now nestling in bed with us), we heard...
January 1, 2015
Three Questions
On this first day of the year, I picked up some of my treasured books. I have many books, though I profess that I read much less now than I used to. Not something that I say with any pride. I have books stuffed in many different places. It is like being surrounded by old, trusted friends. ...
January 1, 2015
New Music for a New Year
Happy New Year!
I was captivated by the music on the HBO Latino Series, Profugos. The artist is Camilla Moreno. I have much to say about the series, which is one of my favorite of all time, but not for today. The music is used in Profugos in a way that but inextricable from all of the other modalities:...
