Category Archives: Commentary
Money is a Selfish Master
I’ve been thinking about the important connections in my life – those things and relationships I would willingly endure real sacrifices to maintain. The list isn’t startling – my husband, my son, my family and close friends, one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged enjoyment, life, money, sabbatical, time, work
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Values Are Not For Making Money
I was playing around on Twitter the other day and searched #Values to look for a community of people who were discussing what personal and societal values mean in our lives and our interactions. I found a few, but the … Continue reading
Disney, Reality TV, or Something Else? Vote.
My husband says I’m an escapee from a Disney movie. I understand why he says that – I tend toward being happy, and I believe in being nice to other people, treating them fairly, and helping them when I can. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Scarrow, Disney, Foreseen, human relationships, John C. Brewer, Julie Cross, Multiplayer, reality TV, soap opera, Tempest, Time Riders, values
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Too Many Rules!
Two weeks ago, I attended a three day seminar for lawyers in Baltimore: The Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues. It was an excellent program in its content and quality – as are all seminars put on by the … Continue reading
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Tagged common sense, John C. Brewer, judgment, laws, Multiplayer, prohibition, regulations, Rules
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Talking Past the Words
As the political rhetoric and sound bites roll out of the news outlets and deadlock in Congress becomes common, I’ve had a growing concern about the polarization of our country. I used to watch or read in dismay as some … Continue reading
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Tagged buzz-words, conservative, divsions, factions, ideas, language, liberal, rhetoric, social issues
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Glad I’m Not a Man
I’m glad I’m not a man in today’s society. That might sound strange coming from a person who, in the early days of her legal career, was ordered to get coffee by a judge she was appearing before. Trust me, … Continue reading
An Xmas Carol by William M. Baird
Preface: Many years ago, my father wrote a skit, replete with bad jokes, for the family to perform on Christmas Eve. We all had parts and none of us, other than my dad, had read any of the skit before … Continue reading →