I Heart Malcolm Gladwell
- By Kelly Diels
- 31 March, 2010
- 7 Comments
I’m swooning. My #1 imaginary boyfriend, Malcolm Gladwell, is in town next week. He’s speaking about the flip side of Social Media at the F5 Expo. This is timely. He … Continue Reading →
A Good Fable Never Fails to Terrorize
- By Kelly Diels
- 30 March, 2010
- 30 Comments
My child will soon be six years old. Anyone who has – or has been – a five year old knows that turning six is a A Very Big Deal. … Continue Reading →
Talk is Not Intimacy. The Tyranny of Words.
- By Kelly Diels
- 29 March, 2010
- 32 Comments
I am not a morning person. To me, the wee hours are like The Bad Ex: unpleasant, defensive, and best avoided. And yet by sheer force of will and habit … Continue Reading →
The Yin and Yang of Intimacy
- By Kelly Diels
- 29 March, 2010
- 4 Comments
Some of us enter intimate bonds with an acute awareness of our need to connect, to be close, not to be alone, not to be abandoned. Others approach relationships with … Continue Reading →
How To Get A Book Deal: 13 Questions with Zen Habit’s Leo Babauta
- By Kelly Diels
- 28 March, 2010
- 7 Comments
1. Are you a bookie? (as in: “lover of books”, not trading in questionable money “loaning” practices. I’m not implying anything.) Leo Babauta: Unquestionably. I’ve been in love with books … Continue Reading →
On Will Power, a Jaunt Through My Archive (I have an archive!), And Cringe-Inducing Just-Starting-Out Posts
- By Kelly Diels
- 24 March, 2010
- 12 Comments
I’ve been blogging for almost a year and the following piece was my second post. It was one of those pieces where you write about the thing you’re trying to … Continue Reading →
my sexy friend made me celibate. sort of.
- By Kelly Diels
- 23 March, 2010
- 38 Comments
The Latin Quarter. Friday night. My friend Joanie is holding court. She knows people. She’s having an mmm-hmmm hot conversation with the guy behind the bar. He looks like a … Continue Reading →
It is okay NOT to teach people how to treat you. Unless they were raised by wolves. Then Cold Play or a quick exit is in order. Your call.
- By Kelly Diels
- 22 March, 2010
- 67 Comments
Do NOT teach people how to treat you. Dr. Phil is lying. You don’t teach people how to treat you, because most of us were not raised by wolves and therefore we do know how to … Continue Reading →
