Our 2nd Anniversary
Two years ago, Alice and I began writing blogs- she daily and I twice-weekly. We started doing this as our small but sincere response to...
Daniel Francis
- Apr 19
Rituals for Life
On Sunday, Christians began the 50 day celebration of Easter. Ramadan (for Muslims) continues until May 2nd and Passover (for Jews)...
Daniel Francis
- Apr 15
Signs of Spring
On one route we take for our daily exercise, my bride and I pass a driveway with a rack of various flowers and potted blossoms...
Daniel Francis
- Apr 12
The High "C"s
Years ago, Dale Carnegie wrote that "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and...
Daniel Francis
- Apr 5
Integrate, don't aggravate
Watching the hearings for the Supreme Court justice candidates in the past few years, it's hard not to think that so much of DC has...
Daniel Francis
- Apr 1
Slowly, but not surly
A recent TV find for us is a show called "The Craftsman." The title person is a gifted, elderly woodworker who can seemingly repair and...
Daniel Francis
- Mar 29
News or Drama
I suppose it's as old as "he said, she said." Two people who have differing versions of the same incident. Which of the following...
Daniel Francis
- Mar 25
Time In a Throttle
Relatively speaking, Einstein was pure genius when he wrote that "the only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."...
Daniel Francis
- Mar 22
Your Future Self
In my work as a life coach, I hear people talk about procrastination. I'm sympathetic because on occasion I suffer from it myself (full...
Daniel Francis
- Mar 18
Spring is in the Ear
If "beauty is in the eye of the beholder", then Spring is a multi-sensorial delight. Warm(er) winds blow. As the jasmine are opening,...
