Grief after grief

I wrote in my previous post (4 days ago) called Shifting Gears about the declining health of my stepmom, Delores. Yesterday afternoon she slipped away at last and went to get her…

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Shifting gears

You may have noticed that my twice-a-week blog posts are down to once a week, more or less.  My plan is to get on a stable schedule that gives me…

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Dogs are a girl’s best friend

My cousin Mary Jo just let her Lucy go over the Rainbow Bridge.  Another friend Shawna saw her dog take the same trip.  And yet another just found out his…

Where to find learning opportunities

I recently attended the annual conference of the National Association for Court Management.  The convention center was filled with about 600 court manager, executives, and aspiring leaders seeking to improve…

Walk a mile in her shoes

We’ve all heard the advice to “walk a mile” in someone’s shoes. It’s intended to give us a perspective we might be overlooking about why someone does what they do,…

An interview with me

I don’t think I have ever posted twice on the same day, but this just came out today, and am excited to share it with you. Check her website www.yvonneortega.net.  She…

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How much do you trust your GPS?

Last weekend I went to Pittsburgh for a conference.  I checked MapQuest and was prepared for a road trip of between 335 and 374 miles and 6 hours of drive time,…

The “feels like” factor

It seems as if summer in Virginia has arrived.  It’s been the week that I feared when I moved here – hot, humid, sticky, buggy, and accompanied by a fair amount…

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