Been spending a fair amount of time of late, Against the rail, Work Life, Parenting Life, bumping along too often, bumping, not so smooth, Against the rail, Keeping it together, forward forward, somewhat on track, Against the rail, Emotions for the past, the present, future, need the rails maybe, to stay on track, hold the …
Category: Attitude
Settled in Unsettled
Weird feeling, let me attempt to explain a little. My family structure, a new chapter, still searching for settled. Family under two households, a second divorce, forward still, the kids the common denominator that we remain committed to, whatever “family” looks like anew? We’ll see. My work life, jobs shifted, a position I accepted, then …
Speechless
A great surprise the other night, an old friend in town visiting his folks, made some time to connect. Perhaps my second oldest friend, these 49 years now. So good to catch up, listen to some stories both ways, remember the cadence and tone of his voice, his speech, Left speechless with gratitude we can …
Lyrics Post: “Solsbury Hill”
So long ago, still magical. "Solsbury Hill" Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice Standing stretching every nerve Had to listen had no choice I did not …
Two Screens By My Side
How I consume and how I create the words I most often share. Yes indeed, I write long form and certainly complete business work tasks on a laptop - it’s the most practical and efficient way to accomplish those activities. But then there’s everyday reading, writing, blogging, posting, sharing...and those activities, those are of a …
Next Chapter, Go Get ‘Em, B.P.
Last week after ten years (plus?), a colleague ended his tenure at my company. He was an engineer and technical manager in one of the first groups I supported. He was a big factor/contributor in the development for the product group he helped manage. When asked, he said he was planning on taking a professional …
Expedite
ex·pe·dite/ˈekspəˌdīt/Learn to pronounceverb make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly."he promised to expedite economic reforms.” This theme is a common one in many manufacturing industries; we need to pull-in material to clear shortages; the RnD team needs their supply urgently to prepare a test; we need special handling for a …
Reflections for Father’s Day
Reflecting on this day, worthwhile indeed, to say, thankful for this day. Father’s Day. On this day, funny thing, things on my mind. I think about my own dad, now gone three years. I think about what he was to me, really, so much, maybe everything, to me. He helped me be me, the best …
Roadtrip
Not an ordinary road trip today; quite short; about 32 hours, all told. Friends moving to Vancouver, WA, 574 miles away. Driving their cars north; one extra car left behind. I and another friend team driving that stray left behind. Just this week as I’m thinking about the trip. Glad our friend agreed to make …
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