Random thought of the day: comparing the two Star Wars trilogies. One of my favorite commentary articles on Star Wars is titled “Generational Flap“ by Scott Bowles. I hadn’t thought of the inevitable comparisons between generations, comparing the old, original trilogy to the new one. I especially found the “Like father, like son” comparison of [...]
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1974-1975: 6th Grade – Don’t Make Assumptions
Dear Mini-Lori, Mini-Lori for Vice President You’re finally in the 6th grade. You’ll run for Vice President of your school, which is surprising, considering how much you hate very public activities. Running for President is Jimmy, one of your classmates. He’s one of the smart, Caucasian kids in your class. You’ll assume you can use [...]
1973-1974: 5th Grade – Lead by Example
Dear Mini-Lori, Goodbye Ponytails You’re in Miss Hermes’ 5th grade class now. Yes, Miss Hermes was your brother’s teacher too. And yes, she’ll have the same expectations of you. You’ll learn that you don’t like to read. You really need to get over this and learn to love reading now rather than later. Trust me, [...]
1969-1970: 1st Grade – Dress for Success
Hi Mini-Lori, No Wonder You’re a Night Owl as an Adult You’re in 1st grade now. What you don’t know is that your father works hard, very hard. He works for an airlines company as a sheet metal specialist. He works the graveyard shift so the planes can fly during the day. He always gets [...]
Pre-K and Kindergarten – Be in the Moment, Pay Attention
Hi Mini-Lori, As you go through pre-k and kindergarten, you’ll be very shy. You’re an introvert so you’ll be quiet and prefer to blend into a pack of kids. You haven’t learned how to play basketball yet. So you haven’t learned the confidence that you’ll derive from your successes in basketball. You’re having a blast [...]
This is Your Life Mini-Lori
Hi Mini-Me, I’m your future self. I know that sounds weird, but I’m you years from now. In the future, you’ll have a happy life. You won’t be content until your mid-40s because you have a need for financial security. You’ll always be thinking of your next big thing that will allow you to retire. [...]
Escaping Tatooine & The Cause of Suffering
Buddhism & The Notion of Suffering After understanding the dark side within, I was curious about the Buddhist perspective on the causes of suffering. Suffering is defined as the inability to accept things as they are without grasping or turning away. It’s not the feeling of fear, or the desire for revenge; suffering is the [...]
The Dharma of Star Wars: Learning about the Dark Side Within
Funny how books can be timely. I ordered The Dharma of Star Wars and The Tao of Star Wars a few weeks ago. I was interested in reading about the Dharma perspective when applied to Star Wars. Dharma is a Buddhist doctrine or the teachings of Buddha. The author of The Dharma of Star Wars [...]
Do You Ever Think, “I’m a Grown Up?!”
A Perpetual 32-Year Old A couple of days ago, I thought, “I’m a grown up now? When did I that happen?!” Sounds strange, but you have to understand, I’ve always seen myself as a perpetual 32-year old. And for me, being a late bloomer, being a 32-year old meant I was in graduate school, just [...]
Susan Boyle Restores my Faith in Humanity
One of my dear friends, Michael, editor of AfterElton.com, recommended that I “Go to YouTube and search on ‘Susan Boyle.’ It will restore your faith in humanity. I don’t want to ruin it for you, so I won’t tell you what the video is. You’ll love it.” High praise from Michael. What on earth was [...]
30 Rock’s Liz Lemon Channels Her Inner Steve Jobs
Tina Fey and the 30 Rock crew perfectly channeled Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, in last night’s episode “Cutbacks.” The black turtleneck, the jeans, the shoes, and the presentation style by Liz completely caught me by surprise last night, only reinforcing why I love this show so much. Below is Liz’s Keynote speech to the budget [...]
