Do over…
As best I can figure, life is collection of opportunities taken and those missed. On the whole, I like to think I’ve seized the initiative more often than I’ve let a good chance pass by. Occasionally,...
View ArticleHolding my tongue…
I suck at holding my tongue. It runs counter to my natural inclination to get loud and rowdy when points of personal pride are involved. I can only hope that my silence is never mistaken for assent. I...
View ArticleThe route to my salvation…
Four years ago at this time I was sitting in a very empty house wondering if I had lost my mind for accepting a demotion and dragging all my worldly possessions a third of the way across the country to...
View ArticleToday I am that douchebag…
I’ve spent a not insignificant part of my career railing against people who have meetings just to have meetings or the ones that could have been just an email. I run a standing Tuesday morning meeting....
View ArticleNo worse critic…
It has come to my attention that there may be a feeling that I have a tendency towards being too critical of people and things. I’m told “mistakes happen.” They surely do… except that what most people...
View ArticleSometimes smart isn’t enough…
I’m a reasonably smart guy. I’ve never hidden that fact or been embarrassed by it the way some people seem to think you should be. There are, however, times when native brain power just isn’t enough....
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