Ordinary Mer

If I knew then what I know now

Albert Einstein supposedly said, “The only souce of knowledge is experience.” I’m not sure I agree with Al on that one, but he’s not wrong. The various experiences we have in our lives do teach us a lot about ourselves and the world around us. Earlier this week, Soul Pancake asked readers to list 3 [...]

A blogger by any other name

The crazy thing about blogging – you have to keep writing! It’s like there’s constantly a deadline, only with no ranting editor yelling in your face. I should be used to it, but I’m always surprised when I realize I haven’t posted in x many days. “Oh – I should post again? But I just [...]

Are we more than the sum of our parts?

Yesterday, Soul Pancake asked readers to list five details about their lives that distinguish them from everyone else. It’s an interesting experiment, to see what people think make them different from someone else. I had a hard time with it. Every time I thought of something, a minute later I’d realize, “oh, well, other people [...]

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