“I’ll have some more of the good stuff,” Bruce Hamilton bellowed
at the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Holiday Inn Park
Central.
The “No Bad Days” speaker has been packing houses at Better
Business Bureau lunch and learn sessions and Chamber members got to hear his
ideas on why a positive attitude can make you and those around you more
productive. If you’re not excited about yourself, no one else will be, he says.
So wipe off the “permafrown,” remember that attitude determines
altitude (how high can you go?) and remember you’re not here to just get
through the day, but get something from it. He shared his own personal story
that I won’t mention here. Just go hear him speak when you can.
Next time people ask “What are you so happy about?” go ahead and
tell them, Hamilton says.
Future Sticks
Don’t take your money out of pork bellies, but maybe you can put
it on Future Sticks. Eat Well and Enjoy Life is the motto for a modern take on
the ancient instruments. They have “teeth” for those with dexterity issues.
Apparently, people have problems with chop sticks. Once I saw it was a “when in
Rome” way to enjoy Asian food, I followed the directions on a paper wrapper and
learned the lesson. But now Future Sticks break apart to fit in a carrying
case, which you can personalize, and help you get those bean sprouts and
dumplings into your mouth, where they belong.
Mine
are a transparent plastic polymer dubbed ULTEM, a SABIC, USFDA certified food
grade plastic, and can stand the heat. They go through the dishwasher and help
trees from getting cut down.
Try
them out for elegant slow eating on your lunch break.
Woobamboo!
Toothbrushes
come in handy. There’s the household tip about running an old one through the
dish washer so that you can use it to scrub in tiny spots, like between the
faucets and wall. It’s good to recycle. But you many want get hold of a fresh
Woobamboo! They look and feel so good that you’ll be using it for style as much
as you are to keep countless nylon brushes out of the landfill. Bamboo is a
beautiful, lightweight wood showing up in everything. This use seems a natural.
Still glowing from Earth Day? Keep up the good work by supporting products like
this.
ddoiron@panews.com