by A. T. Baron | Aug 4, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I had to run some last minute errands with my daughter before going on a camping trip. Visiting the bank and high school wasn’t related to our trip but we need to before relaxing under the stars. When we finished our errands, she surprised me with an interesting...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 28, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
“If only…” We’ve all said it at some point in our lives. If only I had more money. If only I could make an A in Math. If only I could lose 30 pounds. Some people might say these are wishes or pipe dreams, but they don’t have to be. Today’s fortune is by the...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 21, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I live near a national wildlife refuge that has a Bald Eagle nest. The young have hatched and now ready to fledge. The eaglets are raring to go, hopping around the nest and flapping their wings to strengthen their flight muscles. The urge to fly is instinctive but the...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 14, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Have you ever met someone from a foreign country and spoke to them in a slow—sometimes loud—deliberate way? You make every effort to enunciate each syllable in hopes that they will understand you. Soon your shouting and methodically mouthing your words like you’re...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 7, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
This week’s fortune is a nice compliment to last week’s. In case you were wondering, I don’t plan out the order of my fortunes. I stack them up as I eat the cookies and let fate decide. It makes for some interesting post series and it’s simpler than deciding which to...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 30, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I was driving to a meeting yesterday and I happen to be listening to a local AM station. I usually listen to my favorite playlist on my phone, but I can replay all the songs in my head, so I thought I’d mix it up a bit. The scheduled show at that time was...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 23, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
This week’s fortune is brought to us by Reverend Theodore Thornton Munger of New England. His profound words inspired others to use similar statements. Playwright Thornton Wilder said, “Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 16, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I was in Drama Club in high school and college. It gave me the chance to learn new skills and pretend to be someone else. Sometimes I was helping backstage with the crew and sometimes I was a lead actor. Prior to every performance, we had a read-through with the cast,...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 9, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Today is the last day of school for my kids. They still have exams to take, but they are finished with the learning part. Or are they? We never really stop learning in life. Everything we experience is a lesson and our brains file away the information to use at a...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 2, 2017 | Fortune Cookie Friday
We’ve all been there. We’re walking along and a crumpled piece of paper tumbles past us in the wind. Oh, you didn’t drop it and you have no idea where it came from, but there it goes. Do you pick it up and disposed of it properly or do you let it continue on its...
