One of the hardest things I do, perhaps, it’s just me, and I am the voice in this situ, One of the hardest things I do is work to maintain my ego and self-esteem each day when faced with adversity, problem-solving, and changing business and emotional dynamics. Funny thing, I also think one of my …
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Some expected, so not, that’s Dad’s Day. Funny, the notion of just “having one’s way all day”, Not my life, anyway. Highlights from the weekend, thus,
Daily Prompt: “How do you want to retire?” How to retire, it’s becoming more clear, At 69, when my youngest is 23, With enough time to travel to the bucket list, Northern Europe, South Pacific, The Holy Land, Terra Del Fuego, To watch a season’s worth of week-day , mid-day Giants games, To have a …
Thinking about Dads’ Day, wonder of all things good, fun, wacky, like dads should be? Ought to be that way, not just head of the family (if that’s still a thing), provider, decider, Rather simply put, the rock, foundation, quiet counsel and, timeless voice of reason, even if not followed, Follow suit, care first, listening …
Common theme on my mind, first things first, what should my priorities be, middle age dude, slightly passed, what’s next for me? A lifetime working, giving my all, time, emotion, blood, sweat, tears, “Yes, of course I’ll come through my dear, mine for yours, how else can I help…?” Early, late, how else can I …
Fun play on words, many options, all things considered, Consider the word, here’s my “pitch”, 39 years ago, 14 June, I graduated from high school, pitched into my adult life, 14 June, Flag Day, in America, would that all Americans accept this pitch to work together for positive change in these United States, This particular …
Is it a human thing, the “change up” …? Certainly in baseball - a human game - the situation where the pitcher “changes up” the speed of his/her pitch to fool the batter, well, that’s a human creation. Swing and a miss! And other change ups too, like mixing up the order of tasks, doing …
Like a shape shifter for good, attitude adjusting on the fly, unexpecteds one after another, New reporting software, implementation, Costing Review past due, Build plan shifting last minute, disputed, Unexpected medical appointment, invasive, Schedule turned catywompus, Sullen, Grumpy teen in the mix, surprise! Generally battling ANNOYED, No matter, attitude shifter activated, Shifting, shifting, GOOD.
When my kids aren’t here, I miss them. This two-house model in our fourth year, and overall we do well I think, And I get more done when I’m solo and have more me time, But I miss ‘em when they’re not here. And so when they come back, it’s most often a need spark …
My dad was a numbers guy. He studied math and economics in college. He taught math for forty years. Several of my friends are numbers guys as well. They do the math quickly, see patterns in numbers almost immediately, draw related conclusions clearly and rapidly. I most certainly am not that way. I see the …
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