I just came back from my weekly piano lesson.
I’m learning Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”
The simple version.
Daily Lessons / blog posts
Focus On What You Can Control
This week, I’ve been thinking about my stupid landlord WAY too much.
The result:
- Less time spent thinking about important things.
- “Bad energy” as one reader put it nicely
- The building is still filthy.
So why waste one more second thinking about it?
Pick Your Battles
That’s good advice.
It means, you can’t, and shouldn’t, fight everyone.
Nor should you focus on, or give energy to, everyone and everything that asks for your attention.
I Live In A Pig Sty
“Your room looks like a pig sty!”
Sooner or later, every teenage American boy hears his mother say that about his room.
A pig sty is where pigs live.
Do You Know When To Use “Clever” And When To Use “Smart”?
It’s Mailbag Monday!
That’s when I answer your questions about English.
Why do we call it “Mailbag Monday”?
When Was The Last Time You Hit A Snag?
Imagine this…
It’s spring.
You’re a viking.
What Does “Hit Rock Bottom” Mean?
We’ve all had bad days.
Maybe even bad weeks, months and years.
But have you ever known someone who hit rock bottom?
Never Do This In America
Eat a hamburger with a fork and knife.
Let me explain…
There’s a new app where they match you with strangers in your city for dinner.
Hitting – Bad; Hitting On – Good (Sometimes….)
Last Friday, I had dinner with four strangers.
Two men.
Two women.
Everything You Can Hit In English
I have a new office.
It’s a spa.
Instead of re-joining the co-working space this winter and sitting at a desk like a normal person, I now work from a lounge chair in a bathrobe.
