Break the Script

Our lives are filled with scripts. You probably have scripts of your own and are blind to them. Consider this. You always do your grocery shopping on Tuesdays. You always shop at the same grocery store. You shop the same pattern up and down the aisles. You generally grab the same items unless you’re havingContinue reading “Break the Script”

Outrageous Hospitality

I recently read the most amazing book. I don’t spend a lot of time reading books. They’re too slow for me. I’m not a student of Evelyn Wood, but I can generally scan through the pages of a book and get the gist of things enough to carry on a conversation. I’d prefer to listenContinue reading “Outrageous Hospitality”

Dinner as the Destination

Mood lighting. Velvety textured wall coverings. Heavy drapery. Waiters with crisp white shirts and pressed trousers. Smoke hanging in the air. Iconic music in the background like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis. A delicious prime rib steak done to perfection sitting on the plate in front of you. The feeling like you’ve known everyone hereContinue reading “Dinner as the Destination”

Paint, Dance & Be Merry

Has anyone been to a painting party? Not like painting someone’s house, although that could be something someone might organize. I mean a party where a group of friends gather at a storefront downtown, have a glass of wine, and attempt to replicate a painting while an energetic artist provides instructions in such a wayContinue reading “Paint, Dance & Be Merry”

That’s Gonna Leave a Mark

Generally a couple of days after an event I start to notice bruises on my body. Most of the time I have no recollection how they got there. I know that when I’m in “event mode” and lift a box with my thigh, pinch my finger in the clip of a lanyard, or hit myContinue reading “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark”