Feb 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Anyone figure out yet how many acronyms it takes to educate a child? How many you know the meanings of, and don’t know the meanings of? How many you’d prefer to throw out the window, so that teachers talk to and with you when providing you with reports about...
Feb 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Parents, How many acronyms does it take to educate a child? S.A.T.’s…I.E.P.’s… A.C.Ts? P.T.O.’s? I.L.P.s? Each industry has its own “industry talk,†and it’s important to “talk the talk†when conversing with someone in that field. ...
Feb 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Just after half-time in Sunday’s Super Bowl I started telling everyone in the room that there hadn’t been 1 turnover in the game. Both teams were playing mistake-free football. With such a close contest the difference between failure and success,...
Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just found out that Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, just saw his shadow and retreated back into his home for 6 more weeks of winter. It got me to thinking, “are you afraid of your own shadow too?” Being afraid of your own shadow means that you...
Jan 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
My husband bought me a gym membership for my birthday. There’s a hint of irony wrapped into the gift, as there’s little need for me to workout anywhere other than where I already do – our family’s Martial Arts school with a high-aerobic kickboxing class and...
Jan 25, 2010 | Latest News, Uncategorized
“You got to be tough or the world will get you.” I grew up hearing those words from my father over and over again. He’s a man of sayings. There was the lighthearted one, “you’re alright, half left, but all right”; the thankful one,...
Jan 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Work “Smharder!” Last weekend Dr. Karla and I had a slight, I wouldn’t say disagreement, more like a differing perspective on the popular, well-worn saying, “you have to work smarter, not harder.” I must say that I am guilty of too-often...
Jan 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
“How are you doing in school?†Steve asked innocently.  “Good,†Emma said, looking down at her feet. Steve was a friend of the family, 50 years-old. Emma was an eleven year-old girl who cried herself to sleep because she was so behind her friends in...
Jan 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Let’s Talk About Food pt. 1 Today we’re going to talk about a delicious subject–food. I know, “now you’re talkin’.” Our Bootcamp classes are all about “ramping up” your metabolism, burning fat, building lean muscle...
Jan 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
I (too) Have a Dream Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday, celebrating the freedom of opportunity and civil equality of all people. MLK Day is a BIG Deal in Chicago, my hometown. In fact, every year at our Speech Contests there was at least one...
