Oh, Mickey, You’re so Fine …

This is the kind of news I love: Mickey is getting real. Yup, I read it in theNew York Times, in an article called, After Mickey’s Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy. Apparently, Mickey is tired of that Vaseline smile. He’s sick of having to pretend everything is jolly, when, in fact, he...

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Bare Branches.

Sometimes I do this morning meditation/visualization in which I ride a fat-tired bicycle down a quiet lane until I come upon my future self. Her name is Poppy and she is always wearing colorful clothes and usually she shows up on a unicycle. I’ve been doing this exercise on and off for about...

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Meet Karl.

Tomorrow morning I’m hopping on Amtrak to spend a day with my business partner, Tricia, who lives in Grass Valley. I’m reminded of the last time I took the train to see her, when I had a very extraordinary experience: I met someone. When you think about it, meeting someone new is...

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