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“… I found myself sitting across the booth from one of the guys who had attended the party, a local architect who is about fifteen years my senior. I don’t even remember what we were discussing, but at one point I said to him, ‘You know, Pat, I’ll bet
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With all the rattling in current culture, I’d like to humbly share one of my guiding life principles. But I’ll be honest. I didn’t always think this way. Like many, when I was 22/23, fresh out of college, a new job, career, and gleefully, my to-
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Let me first say this — and let my words be faithful but few: The violence at the Capitol this week was horrific. All violence — save that which is based on “Just War” thinking, in my opinion — is wrong. I found the President’s incitement to be incredulous and injudicious. And
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As is no secret, the question mark is the Intramuralist’s favorite punctuation piece. Why? It’s the only grammar notation that actually solicits a response. As we dive into the new year, therefore, my mind is swirling. Change your questions — change your life (as the apt-named, brilliant book
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Resolutions are fairly finicky. Perhaps better put: we are fairly finicky about resolutions. It’s certainly understandable, as there’s an underlying assumption that they simply don’t work. According to Forbes, over 40% of us make at least one resolution, yet only 8% of those 40%+ keep those commitments
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As we say goodbye to “this thing we keep calling 2020,” it’s time — in the words of the infamous Ross Geller — to “pivot!” … time to pivot toward 2021, turning our attention to the new year and fresh slate before us. Let us briefly review context. As said before, context
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As we navigate these sweet days of celebration and reflection — bookended by the birth of the Christ child and the clean slate opportunity accompanying every new year — and how cool that those two events are tied together — let’s first take a look back. We lost several persons of significance.
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One of the innumerable aspects I deeply appreciate about Christmas is how the holiday is clearly a contemporary collision course. Collisions get our attention. They demand we stop where we are, shred our schedules and to-do lists, and deal with the immediate. In “this thing we keep calling 2020,
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It’s that time of year — that time when the music pipes into far more than the elevators. The following song is actually, incredibly fascinating… One of my guiding principles is never to let life become rote. I don’t want the daily rhythms of life to become so mechanical
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Recently stated was that I don’t believe “‘this thing we keep calling 2020’ has inserted all sorts of newness and new perspective into our lives. Rather, I believe it’s revealed — more like ‘ripped the Band-Aid off’ — of what was already there.” Perhaps our most significant gaping wound
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As oft advocated, the Intramuralist believes in an intentional, careful, news source selection. It’s not that we shouldn’t be subject to bias; however, we can’t claim to possess an accurate, objective perspective if we rely on a singular side, voice or source. Hence, today’s post was
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Many days we’ve asserted the fact that people experience life differently. As written here before the pandemic ever began, for example… “My Hispanic neighbors across the street are consistently engaged in managing their business and chasing after their adorable, young children. My gay friends on the corner take some