by Norma Thatcher | Jun 26, 2018 | Humor, Public speaking, Uncategorized, Words
Do you repeat yourself? No, I’m not inquiring whether or not you tell stories repetitiously. (“Say, have I ever told you about the time I….”) Instead, I’m asking this: Are you word lazy? Many of us are. We get in a rut, using and overusing the same small vocabulary of...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 23, 2018 | Humor, Words
I know I am not dumb. Over the course of my life, I have figured out a lot of “stuff” on my own and by reading. But when it comes to mechanical engineering problems, how things fit together to work, I come down with a violent case of brain freeze. Case in point: I...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 19, 2018 | Thought provoking, Uncategorized
At times I think my brain may be wired a little differently than most people’s. I might be minding my own business, thinking about things, and suddenly something I’m familiar with doesn’t make sense. Here’s a perfect example: In the Biblical story of creation in...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 16, 2018 | Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking
The young woman on the stage was obviously terrified. She held a piece of paper that undulated as her hands visibly shook. Her voice quavered as she stumbled through an introduction. “Our next speaker is Dr. Kathleen, I mean Kathryn uh uh Flame? Flume? She received...
by Norma Thatcher | Jun 12, 2018 | Family, Healthy Living, Inspirational, Thought provoking
The woman next to me on the whale watching tour had three cameras of various sizes strung around her neck. It was as though she was wearing the world’s most cumbersome necklace, part of which was digging into my side. When the whales appeared she raised one camera...
