Goodoodles

Happy Thursday!   Wow…snow is being dumped on the Eastern U.S., and is on its way to Spain.  Winter is still here!  Yet the crocuses (a goodoodleable flower if there ever was one) are preparing to burst forth through the frost on our Spanish countryside.

I had my site analytics checked and was thrilled to see that with all the growth in readership of Goodoodles, there’s also been a huge geographical expansion.  Not only are you reading Goodoodles from spots all over the U.S., but from Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and even the Falkland Islands!  That’s incredible!  If you are from one of those exotic places…or from lovely Seattle, Garden City, Cabot, Mountain View, Scottsdale, Luxembourg, London, Toronto or Tokyo, let us know!  This Madrid-based blogger is amazed that you’ve found your way here!  Yay!  So, wherever you are hailing from, here are today’s goodoodles and I hope they inspire:

1.  Team sports that teach.  My husband was a rugby player as a young man.  As an adult, he is an executive with vast experience in leading teams to meet and surpass objectives.  He credits his success, among other things, to his years playing on a rugby team.  When we first met, one of our early dates was to a rugby match in Argentina.  I asked him if he wanted me to root for his team, or the opponent, to which he replied, ¨The opponent.  It will be more fun that way!¨  In case you were wondering,  my team won the first rugby match I’d ever witnessed, and was champion for many seasons thereafter, which annoyed my husband no end!  Team sports that bring good health benefits and practice at teamwork to help throughout life, my rugby team, and having a little fun competition from time to time…Goodoodles. 

2.  Sending out select messages to help.   I received an email yesterday from my osteopath (I’m a huge fan of osteopathy but that is another topic altogether.  If you aren’t familiar with it, check out the good explanation on www.//kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/osteopath.html).  The email message was a forward from a woman looking for homes for five dogs with a brief description of each.  It was a short, clear message and I can’t help but think at least some of the dogs will find homes because of it.  It was kind of my osteopath to send the message, kind of the woman working to save these animals, and a great use of the social connections of the web to, in this case, connect would-be pet owners with very needy pets…Goodoodles.

3.  Figuring things out.  I ran across a terrific site the other day;   http://www.howstuffworks.com/ has the information you may have always wondered about regarding how things work.  The site is segmented into categories and is a great resource for kids for school (or for you Southern Hemisphere folks, to help fill those lazy summer days).  It’s also fabulous for grown ups who just needed to know, for example, if they were stranded in the wilderness with no McDonalds in sight, what insects are edible.  Why, termites and worms…ugh!  Sites that inform in an entertaining way; finding the answers to questions we didn’t know we had; and, when you’re starving in the woods, termites and grubs (do you think that is where the expression, got any grub? came from?)…Goodoodles and a good meal!

Oh, and Happy Valentine’s!   Even if you don’t celebrate, bah humbug, do we really need a special day to say “I love you!”?  It’s one of the greatest feel-good Goodoodles of all.  Go for it!