Life changes in the instant. While I wish I could take credit for this simple yet powerful observation, the credit goes to the remarkable Joan Didion.  It's how she starts The Year of Magical Thinking which chronicles a year following the death of her husband, writer...

I want to find the woman that said I can't wait for summer to get here on a brisk April day.  I want her to stand outside the lobby of my building in the middle of the sidewalk.  I want her to stand there for one hour.  Then she can come inside and feel what a 35°...

The Land of No doesn't have a specific location, no boundaries, no tariffs.  It's located in a state of mind whose gear is stuck in reverse.  So what does that mean? Think back to the character on SNL named Debbie Downer.  She saw the "no" in everything.  Offer her a...