by Mary Kelly | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am impressed that tough economic times have increased the level of volunteerism in America. I was at the Denver USO today, where engineers, doctors, teachers and many others make coffee and serve sandwiches to military service members and their families. Many of...
by Mary Kelly | Sep 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
“I’m so busy!” “I was going to do it, but I ran out of time!” “Summer flew by!” You hear it every day. People feel as though they are short on their most valuable resource: time. Time isn’t something we get back, so it is important that we seize the opportunities we...
by Mary Kelly | Sep 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of the main reasons I like NASCAR is that the teams racing each other try hard. The teams truly exert effort to make their driver successful. Driving a car 600 miles at 200 mph with less than 2 feet separating you from the next guy is hard to do for hours on...
by Mary Kelly | Aug 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
My library account said that I had two items that were overdue. I knew my items were not overdue. I knew this with the same certainty that I know that I will, at some point this week, misplace my car keys. Lose car keys, yes. Lose library materials? Never. I know this...
by Mary Kelly | Aug 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I had a conversation with a friend, and I confess that I was getting a bit irritated. She was upset because she was reassigned for the school year to difficult class in a different school district. She was upset because she thought these students would be less...
