Do you enjoy your job? Simple question really, and in the end, I gotta say yes. I learn new things everyday, I have a direct and tangible way to contribute to the business every day, I enjoy the people I work with, The industry is very interesting and the technologies employed are amazing, Management has …
Month: February 2024
Leap Year 02/29/2024
Somehow, magic on this day. Not sure why I think so, but I do. Maybe because it doesn’t happen every yet, maybe that’s why, Yep, that’s when I think that it’s magic, silly really, to think so, fine, My great grandmother was born in this day way back when, before the turn from 1800s to …
Course, Run
“Just let it run it’s course…” Would that we could run one course for a lifetime, would we choose to do so? A job? A marriage? A home? A favorite pastime? If we could do it for the whole of our life, or most of it, would we? Could we? Should we? Interesting questions…whatever the …
The Guru
If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? If I could be someone else for a day, it would probably be Rick Rubin, one of the most prolific, diverse, and insightful music producers of his generation…and maybe ever. His process, the people he works with, his insights… To …
Siren’s Call
I wouldn’t say I’m a techy guy, but I try to avail myself of useful technology when I can; tech that’s intended to make life easier. Like communication tools. They help for sure. Or can. But they can also intrude. Like MS Teams. I have it on my phone. It’s my personal phone. But Teams …
Children!
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you've ever taken on. Pretty easy to say, when all is said and done, I’ve built a few minor things, done some very minor repair in the house, I painted the house with some help one time, But by far, being a parent is the apex of do-it-yourself projects… …
In Between
In between, when the sun has long set, but is hours away yet, When you’ve had just enough, and you’re pondering more, When the coals are well-lit, but not quite enough hot, When you get news you didn’t want, before your reaction is sure, When you’ve given a lot, and you’re wondering, not, Enough already, …
Removing The Crunchy
Recently I was home with my kids during the first half of their Winter Break from school. One of the dishes I made that week was Gourmet Mac & Cheese; as part of a recipe it instructed you finish by melting cheese to crispy on top of the casserole in the oven. Crispy on top. …
Celebrating Kids
2/3 the kids crew in my house, birthdays this past week, the girls, 3 years and 5 days apart, Enough love to fill them both with good, special, just enough, tho’ my creativity wanes, As they get older, do they still want the special decore, signs, streamers, balloons all around? Even when older it’s fun …
Be Aware!
I let the horn fly. There was no point. The car had turned left… Finally… And the light had turned red. But as the car pulled away, I let the horn fly. Main message, BE AWARE. Be aware. Maybe that’s a good message all the time, but for sure, it’s a good message, at least, …