You’ve got a lot to celebrate this week! May the Fourth be With You (Star Wars Day, followed shortly by Revenge of the Sixth) and Cinco de Mayo(interestingly, more popular in the US than Mexico). While I will leave the merits of celebrating – and how – to the...
Finish this sentence. Practice makes… I learned from the world of sports that “perfect” is not the right answer. Just because you put in the time practicing does not guarantee that you’ll get good at something. Shooting baskets for hours may make you...
As we careen towards year end, most of us will participate in the traditions of giving and receiving gifts. No matter what metaphor we use around gifts or what they represent, it’s no mystery that most people enjoy receiving gifts. It’s a wonderful metaphor...
Don’t look at the calendar. It’s October. October!? Where did the time go? For many of us, October means the fourth quarter is here. Quotas. The rush is on. Throw in holidays, the changing weather, shorter days (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), the...
Sometime in the last month (when I wasn’t posting), comments got hosed on the blog. A few short minutes with our best friend Google, and an obscure option has been changed to allow comments again. Can’t explain why they were working before and no changes...
Matthew tagged171 me, asking for details beyond the surface. It sounds like a chain letter, but I enjoy reading the posts of folks I know (a lot more than I enjoy writing this), so I’ll play along.Five things you didn’t know about me:I have a Commercial...