For Father’s Day, we took the boys (ages 6 and almost 2!) to see the Cole Bros. Circus. The show was amazing, and really served to highlight one of the many things I’ve come to appreciate since moving to New Hampshire from Washington, just about 9 years ago. Up here in the Granite State, most things [...]
Baseball, kids and the imagination
April 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
How to tell when you’re really learning
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One of the good things about being back in school is that I have plenty of opportunities to discover new bits of information that I had not been aware of before, which makes me feel enlightened. One of the bad things is that I have plenty of opportunities to discover new bits of information that [...]
The Wednesday Song
April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Son, you’re making me crazy
March 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All aspects of life have their ups and downs. Family life, in particular, feels like a roller coaster. At times, I’m pretty certain my children will drive me right off the rails of that roller coaster. Our older son (age 6) is an awesome kid. He’s bright, creative, insightful and sometimes, wise beyond his [...]
Dignity or not? Guts is enough.
March 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a simple test. Imagine you have just gone in to see the boss, and are told, “You know, I don’t really care to hear any more of your thoughts. This is just the way it is and you’re just going to have to deal with that. Just get over it, I don’t have time to deal with any more of this attitude from you.”
I’m seriously hoping that you’ve had only one response in your mind to that statement. It had better be about 2 words long, and it had better go something like, “
Big Problems, Big Decisions, Big Country
March 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
That’s right – some times, you just have to remember that when every hope is gone it’s simply time to move on. If you know you can’t crack management’s obtuse perception, if there’s no room for you on the next rung of the corporate ladder, if your best friend takes advantage of your generosity – whatever it is…..you either grab yourself a Star Wars episode IV-style New Hope, or you just put the right foot in front of the left, and repeat. [Read more]
Management Excellence: The Joker
March 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Will a change of scenery fix it?
February 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
act of the matter is, unless the environment of the place you’re in is actually causing you problems, like Love Canal, simply changing the scenery won’t help you with your problems. Taking bad relationships, bad habits, bad ideas and bad behavior into a new environment doesn’t to lessen any of those ills. Usually, it only serves to poison the environment. [Read more]
Putting a Band Aid on a sense of purpose.
December 2, 2010 By 3 Comments
(I return from a month-long hiatus from the blogging! More on that in an upcoming post. For now, however, let’s get into the Holiday mood!) The other morning I was in the Holiday spirit and so I turned on the 24×7 all-Christmas station. I heard the drums, the bells, then the voice of Paul Young singing, [...]
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