I think this year I’ll commit to a New Year’s Solution instead of a New Year’s Resolution. Resolutions don’t seem to work for me. Somehow resolving to make a change isn’t enough. But, acting like I already have the answer feels like a better chance for success.…
Thanks for My Giving
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, our thoughts turn to thanks and gratitude. But, this morning, I began to think of it another way. We usually give thanks for what we have received—tangible or intangible. But knowing that receiving and giving are part of one continuous flow, shouldn’t we be just as thankful for what we give?…
Back to School Blues
It’s their responsibility, or is it?
Lessons from the County
Every July we spend some extended time DownEast. It’s our special place and our special time. I wrote this blog a few years ago but love repeating it every summer. Hope you don’t mind….
I’ve been on a two week vacation in Robbinston, Maine, a very tiny town with no town center and only 500 or so people in almost 34 square miles. …
Sex and Money
Worries Spring Eternal
What a glorious month of May (and all of spring for that matter). Here in Maine we’ve had unprecedented sunshine with days that emulated some of the best days of summers past. We were simply amazed when temperatures climbed to the 80’s and then stunned when 90’s brought out our summer wardrobes weeks earlier than usual.…
It’s the truth–honest it is!
Heading to the April 15th deadline, I just have to bring up taxes at least once. After all, it used to be my life! I was reading my Journal of Accountancy (good bedtime reading) and found some interesting results of a 2010 Taxpayer Attitude Survey done by the IRS Oversight board about reasons for taxpayer honesty.…