Daily Joys and Simple Pleasures

Geo caching is a little over a decade old and it’s lit sparks of inspiration all over the world.  In its short life geo caching has gathered over 5 million participants world wide. I have always played with metaphor as if it were a game. I consider a structure and wonder if there is a…

Our thinking should have a vigorous fragrance, like a wheat field on a summer’s night.  – Friedrich Nietzsche – The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.  – Will Durant – I think people have had too much to think and ought…

World Youth officially ended two days ago.  Did it escape your notice?  Perhaps if you are not closely associated with the Catholic community you didn’t even know there WAS a World Youth Day. (And besides, it’s a bit misleading…because the “day” is actually a collection of days.) The event was envisioned several decades ago to…

I intended to provide an unexpected kindness on this day – the celebration of William Jefferson Clinton’s 65th birthday.  Random kindness where there is a real need.  The only thing more “clinton-esque” would be purposeful informed kindness where there is a real need. With that intention I headed out on my errands. Two cars were…

Enjoy these quotes from my book on friendship: US! Celebrating the Power of Friendship Stand often in the company of dreamers…They tickle your common sense and believe you can achieve things which appear impossible.  mary anne radmacher Smiles are wordless paragraphs of friendship. mary anne radmacher A new friend expands experience much like a new…

It was my second Saturday that I sat with the small group of knitters.  Once my good friend learned that my passionate interest in knitting was going to “stick” she invited me to be a part of this long-standing group that sits! and knits.  More than knitting, they share solutions with each other than have…

Thanks for the attention you pay to me, here.  And I hope you’ll find some fresh inspiration at my author site:  maryanneradmacher.net I’ve put into practice the “what if i pretended this was easy?” question and have grown increasingly comfortable building and rebuilding my own web center. I’m introducing an original series of posters called…

I used to write at a local coffee establishment. “The Beanery.” They were mad for coffee and the bulk of the baristas were passionate about all things coffee. There was a way to tell: their passion translated into the perfect cup of coffee. Or, it didn’t. The butterscotch colored froth on top that announced a…

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