I have a theory about there being two types of people in the world: those who do what they say they're going to, and those who don't. I'm sorry to report that the former is scant group. For the meantime, we'll leave off the grand plans-- those people whose favorite pastime is scheming schemes which never come to fruition, and which, it may be said, the whole purpose of which might just be the hypothetical ...

Here's what I can't stand: somehow, despite the fact that my hands never seem to miss the pump, whole teaspoons of soap invariably settle at the base of the dispenser, and it's rawther more of a pain to wipe away than soap has reason to be. Then there's the matter of the kitchen sponges, oh how remiss we would be to neglect those. First off, there's variety at play: there's the sponge for cleaning the ...

It strikes me how easy it is to become rooted to one emotional state. Often, we become angered or hurt by a certain person or situation and then we can't find our way out of those feelings. The statement "I am angry, but I am willing not to be" seems to me to be truly transformative. Declaring your emotional state is acknowledging what's real. Okay, so you're pissed. But whereas a Polyanna affirmation will most ...

Picking up from Spotlight on France, The Country (Part 1), and then Spotlight on France, The Country (Part 2)... Beyond the views of the Mediterranean, Antibes offers the most charming old downtown to explore. The shops are terrifically on trend, restaurants are a plenty, and really, what more is there? On Saturday flea markets spring up in every town square, and the one found in Antibes was filled with special furniture, silver spoons and dainty ...

Undo Send You know when you press send by accident, and your email is far from finished? Or when you realize, in cold terror, that you just addressed someone by the wrong name in the email you just sent off? And then you're powerless, and you just sit there and think, "Well, that sucked." Turns out there's a Google Labs for that. "Undo send" will give you a certain time window (up to 30 seconds) ...