It is so easy to see truth statements in others. I must be perfect! My words never carry a "tone"...

Home Depot and English DIY stores are full of guidance. Self-help is plentiful on all fronts; the net, bookstores, and...

I am wood turner wanabe. I finally have the equipment. A blue machine with black accessories, long metal swords with...

I know that I must be a pain to work with. Perfection is a requirement. Discipline is not an option....

I continue to struggle with my bonsai projects. The early days were, in retrospect, sadly comical. I went in brash...

I look at the photographs on my desk, scattered around my office, and hanging on the walls of the study...

I should not need others to remind me at my age, but it always helps. Just like my fourteen-year-old, I...

I love the heat of the battle. Wits on high alert; moves and counter moves. Everything poised for the essential...

I want to win. The obsession extends to everything I do. I am not sure when it started; it seems...

There are "things" I wish I could give to my daughters and young friends at work. The gifts are not...