Monthly Archives: September 2008

Though I am still not sure I will be going all the way, it felt good to pass my first “professional designation” exam.  On to the next one!

I watched a TED talk by Ian Dunbar talking about dog training, in which he describes how cruel we can be to dogs (and each other) because sometimes we don’t understand how to communicate properly. Mr. Dunbar seems especially impressive in his display of empathy toward animals and humans alike. It’s worth watcing if you [...]

UPDATE: If you haven’t heard already, Amendment 56, along with 53, 55, and 57 will NOT be on the ballot this November. Well, they will still be in your bluebook, and your mail-in ballot, but they won’t be counted. When I saw the new amendment (Amendment 56) that will be on this November’s ballot, requiring [...]

Recently, I’ve reading a lot about how really long the November election ballot will be in Colorado. Here is a sampling of all the choices we will have to make: President U.S. Senator (Schaffer, Udall) 7 U.S. House races 84 Colorado legislative seats 18 initiatives and referendums You can see the list of initiatives and [...]

 What better way to learn whether you want to be a lawyer than talk to a real-life, practicing lawyer? Well, I am not sure if there is, so a couple of months ago I sought out a lawyer to talk to for an informational interview. I was able to find an employee benefits lawyer who [...]

I love City Park. I love running with Whembley early in the morning around the beautiful lake. The Denver History Tours Blog posted some old timey post cards of the newly restored Ferril Lake Fountain. Here is what it looks like now:   And here are some vintage postcards depicting the same fountain:

As I suspected, my goals for attaining CEBS designation were wildly over-optimistic! Instead of studying for and completing one course per month (!), I am scheduled to take the first course at the end of this month (apparently, 6 months late). Wish me luck!

Finally! Recently it has become abundantly clear to me that I need to get organized. To start keeping promises by being a better manager of my time. As long as I can remember I have been scattered and forgetful – but recently it has began to really impact the quality of my life – in [...]