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I promise there will be more coming soon. I need to revive this blog and have fun again!

In the meantime, I thought the scenery should change with a new reader feed for your reading pleasure. I found a new Gig Feed. It’s not as robust as my personal feed, but it may help those who need it!

Whether you celebrate Easter traditionally, only the fun parts or not at all-have a fantastic weekend and enjoy the start of Spring!

What is a Virtual Easter Egg?– Is it simply a picture of an Easter Egg……like this one? A virtual Easter egg is an intentional hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. The term draws a parallel with the custom of the Easter egg hunt observed in many western nations.

Google Tricks, Hacks and Easter Eggs….hmmm?

Easter, also known as Pascha, is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. This year the Equinox fell on March 20th.

If Easter seems to be a little early this year, it’s because it is only the second earliest date it can be based on the Hebrew dating. This year marks the earliest we’ve seen Easter celebrated in 95 years.

This YouTube is a serious depiction of Good Friday.

drop the ball (American, informal)
to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a stupid or careless way.
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998

I’m writing today about something most of us have done done, usually both in life and in our careers. There is a reason for the timing of my writing since we are coming to a Holiday weekend. A time where we juggle more and an opportunity for either work or personal promises are forgotten or dropped.

Perhaps when you have “dropped the ball” you felt a little something like the guy above….becoming someone else or a shell of someone else when attempting to recover the “drop”.

You may be tempted to devise some little lie….. or even a large fabrication to pass the blame on to someone else or some situation that deemed you blameless. This turns your human error into an intentional act of deceit and usually doesn’t sit well with either you or the person who suffered your fumble.If they believe you, you achieve only that lie. If they don’t believe you, you lose trust forever. In either situation, you learn nothing.



There is a vast difference between feeling like a failure, and actually being one.
-Brian G. Jett

If you want to do the right thing it’s best to be honest.

Believe it or not, there is a wrong way to do the right thing. There is an etiquette to follow.

Neglecting to apologize….(Or, neglecting to apologize properly)-Admitting you were to blame for an error is a great thing, but if you neglect to apologize for it you may send the message that you don’t care about the damage it caused. “I’m Sorry” or “I Apologize” say to a person that you did not intend to cause any negative consequence.

It is very important that you are sincere with your apologies. Saying,

“Hey, Sorry I missed the deadline. I’ll git ya caught up right now!”,

is NOT an apology.


“I don’t care that you were inconvenienced”

“I don’t need your forgiveness”.

It also implies that it can and probably will happen again.

I found a terrific site on the “Art of Apology”. Perfect Apology

This site goes into detail on the best way to apologize.

It is a great asset to those that don’t have naturally warm sensibilities or who have anxieties over saying “the right thing”.

Also check out Life Learning Today on How to Recover from a Fumble at Work.

In business, the inability to recover from errors could mean a loss of accounts and financial suffering.

In our personal lives it means being misunderstood and the suffering of loneliness.

Or, Madonna’s thoughts on saying sorry…. 

It was a great “powder day” at Durango Mountain Resort. The kids have a four day to celebrate President’s Day weekend and the folks at Durango Mountain Resort hosted the 5th Annual Ski for Education day today. A portion of the proceeds of today went to benefit The Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence. Photo credits to DurangoMountainResort.com

Now, although I still harbor resentment that our mountain isn’t named Purgatory anymore… I must say that I am incredibly impressed at how well the staff and surrounding businesses handled the incredible crowds…especially since many of the skiers today were school aged.

Some highlights of my ski day included:

If anyone wants to enjoy the friendly atmosphere and awesome snow this year…Come to Colorado…here’s some SPECIALS!

In the voice biz, we communicate lots of things….usually educating, persuading or selling. Commercial Valentine’s Day is a blatant attempt to commercialize how we show love.Boycott Valentine’s Day and be thoughtful, loving and giving every day of the year.

Valentine’s Day has become a confusing and stressful day for many people. Love it’s its own gift and should be shared freely every day. Cook a romantic dinner.Pack a sunset picnic.Pick wildflowers on the way home.Burn a CD with hand selected love songs.Snuggle together on a rainy day.Leave little love notes everywhere.Send a love email every day.Take a moonlit walk on the beach….or anywhere. Snuggle together while watching romantic movies.Bring home good coffee or tea.Take a walk down memory lane — visit some of the special places from your early days of dating. Make a scrapbook with photos, mementos, and little notes from you lives together.Kiss in the rain.Ride a ferris wheel.Sneak away from a party and make out.Bring home great take-out, and light some candles.Fix something in the house together.Slow dance to romantic music.Take a nap together.Kiss slowly, touching his or her back and neck and nape — slowly. Make a list of everything you love about him or her.Write a love letter.Clip or email things that make you think of him or her, every day.Go to a movie, ignore the movie, and make out like teen-agers.Take some quiet time and talk about your day.Write little notes, one for each way he or she drives you crazy.Feed each other.Recreate the first time.Sing a favorite song to him or her.Have dinner on the deck, with some candles.Say I love you in a different way, every day.Declare your love, very publicly.Do what comes naturally. Slowly.

This list was inspired by Creative Zen’s 50 Ways to Be Romantic on the Cheap



