Sometimes I try to do too many things. It's all Good Stuff. There's just too much of it. The family things, the volunteer things, the work things, the personal things. And don't forget to walk the dog!

Walk. Breathe. Listen.

Those things really need to be done today. The rest of it will happen in its own time. However: without walking, we stand still; without breathing, we cease to live to enjoy another day; without listening, we know nothing of those we care about. When I prioritize today, the...
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Reading Anita Silvey's, "Children's Book Almanac," I discovered things about author Bill Martin I never knew. He had a Ph.D. and started his career in publishing. He mentored Eric Carle. He's no longer with us.

The journey we take as life moves along and careers progress is rarely a linear, predicatable one. My journey has had twists and turns too numerous to count. I've done work in my "career" that is vastly different than what I plan to do for the next 20 some-odd years. (putting electrodes...
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