The Sparks Blog

I’m a big fan of adventures – of not letting your life get boring.  This past weekend I had persimmon pudding for the first time.  Pretty good.  I went to the NC Persimmon Festival just to try it.  I also visited two Walmart stores to find the new Gingerbread Oreos.  They are pretty darn good.  The cookie part is […]

This is something I posted a while back, but I just got a comment from someone saying it was the best blog post they ever read!  So I thought I’d post it here.  It is pretty good if I say so myself!  : ) I think some people have gotten confused about freedom, about independence. […]

Are you a planner?  I am.  My boyfriend is not.  As you can imagine this can result in a bit of turmoil.  Not that I would EVER try to control anyone else and his carefree, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, go-with-the-flow, opportunity wasting, infuriating, idiotic……um…guess you see what I mean. I firmly believe that planning is the way to […]

Do you know what motivates you?  Is it the thrill of adventure?  Is it making a difference in the life of someone else?  Is it professional accomplishment?  Is it fame?  Fortune? If you answered, “I don’t know”, then we have some work to do.  You need to wake up and start paying attention to what […]

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