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Tag Archives: Sue McLaren
A Dead Fly Is The Best Ant Trap
The cycle of life is sometimes rampant. A month ago, an awful smell emanated from the crawl space under my house into my office. Past experience told me it was a dead animal, and it would take seven to ten … Continue reading
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Tagged Ant Bait, Finding The Tiger, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Flies, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren
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Pivotal Moments
Pivotal moments are those which change our feelings, our thinking, our choices, our pathways in life. People can provide them, or experiences. Think back. Who or what was pivotal in your life? As a child, one person was my only … Continue reading
The Value of Complaint: Improvement, Compensation and the Flip Side
Whether pointing something out that is deficient in your opinion, or that might be relevant to others, there is value in complaining. Constructive commentary is an asset. It can take work to phrase something in a way that will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Being heard, Compenstion, Complaint, Credit, Eagles, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren
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More Like Us
“Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” Remember the song from My Fair Lady? We are experiencing an historic time, when we have the opportunity to open portals of compassion and tolerance. Are we doing that? Fanatics … Continue reading
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Tagged Compassion, Differences, DSM, Fanatics, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, More Like Us, Religion, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren, Tolerance
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The Insidious Internet
The Insidious Internet “The Virologist”, an article by Andrew Marantz in The New Yorker magazine (January 5, 2015) about Emerson Spartz and memes highlights an insidious danger within the internet. It seems that if you and I search on our … Continue reading
Wallpaper
The saga of the wallpaper begins with a house painter, Joe, who was not well. He was planning for a job at my house, so I asked him how I could help. He said, “You could remove the wallpaper.” Clearly, … Continue reading
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Tagged A New Job, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Paste, Procrastination, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren, Wallpaper
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Incident # 21-14-001893 Nicki in the Night
The dog woke me. 12:30 a.m. It was her “there’s something outside” bark. When she didn’t stop barking, I, two hours into a good sleep, staggered out of bed. Groggy, I failed to pick up my eyeglasses, but went to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bovine, Compost, Cow, Driveway, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Groggy, Hoof Prints, Implants, Security Lights, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren
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What Kind of Person Washes Trash Cans?
The kind whose Grandmother suggested that soap dishes needed to be cleaned. After some explanation to a questioning child, the soap dishes were relieved of their excess soap residue, with the satisfaction of pleasing Grandma. For a short person, washing … Continue reading
It’s a Matter of Priorities
A new wireless printer sits in its box. Only the top of the box has been opened. And then there is the cuckoo clock. The old cuckoo clock belonged to my mother, which makes the clock at least thirty years … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuckoo, Finding The Tiger: A Coming of Age, Printer, Priorities, Sue McLaren, Susan McLaren, Technology
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Finding the Tiger 