“When a door opens, walk through it. Trust that the door has opened for a reason and you have been guided to it….Every time we walk through an open door, we create a sense memory that encourages us to move into the new fearlessly. When we enter the new space, we almost always feel a […] Read More

Hanging over my office building’s door this morning. Even the gentlest pastel can go bold. Add to del.icio.us - Stumble It! - Subscribe to this feed - Digg it Read More

I’ve long thought that the people who work the fast-food drive-through windows are superheroes. They have to take an order at the same time they’re delivering another order and making change. If I hadn’t seen it a thousand times, I’d swear it was humanly impossible. I think it takes a lot of gumption to take […] Read More

Offered by Mamie, the Quote Queen: The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is.– John Lancaster Spalding, First Bishop of Peoria, 1840-1916. Add to del.icio.us - Stumble It! - Subscribe to this feed - Digg it Read More

What’s bold for one person is routine for another. We all know that, but I find it so easy to forget–until once again I see someone confidently run a multi-team project that would make me want to retire to a quiet room like a rock singer with exhaustion. Or until I see someone quaking over […] Read More

I don’t know how to say this properly, because I know so little about classical music. I’m a fan of hip-hop and old rock and roll. I play the serious stuff mainly as background while I’m reading, and go to classical concerts mainly to get dressed up and go out on the town with friends […] Read More

The Fourth of July is a celebration of boldness. From one year to the next, I forget that it’s more than a day that the mail doesn’t come, more than a day of vacation. (Though I’m self-employed, I generally loaf on the same days the rest of my world does.) But yesterday both Prairie Home […] Read More

I have a friend who, with her husband, has raised three exceptional children. One of her philosophies is, instead of giving children toys, to give them “real things.” They didn’t do skateboards or TV (except for the World Series). But if a kid wanted a banjo, he got a real one, not a baby version. […] Read More

A stirring way to celebrate the bold occasion of Independence Day: Prairie Home Companion’s live show tomorrow at 5:00 Central Time in the Wobegon-like town of Avon, Minnesota. The program also celebrates the 35th anniversary of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home creation, as well as “the birth of freedom,” as GK says on the promo on […] Read More

An invitation arrived here that’s open to anyone who has things to say about improved health insurance coverage: “Event: National Strike for Health Care Reform “Put an end to murder by spreadsheet. Demand an alternative to private, for-profit health insurance. Demand public, universal health care coverage.” What: ProtestHost: You — and as many fellow citizens […] Read More