"The hill is high, the slope is steep; that’s all well and good. One thing is also for sure: you won’t get over it until you start walking." I heard this characterization the other day from a leader talking about the daunting tasks ahead in coping with the next phases of supporting our communities as …
Category: economy
COVID Muse: Loosening and Tightening
Consider this quarantine we've been under, this time like no other. In my lifetime, it hasn't happened. Day Forty-Something, I'm not even sure anymore. The first full month complete, this we know. The order just came down, it will be another month for us to mostly "shelter-in-place." We know that now too. Are things getting tighter? …
WFH
From my own little corner of the Work From Home (WFH) World -- in between the laundry area and the hot-water heater, my own standing desk work space -- a few thoughts to share. Or more like a list to share, actually. 1/ Make your work space comfortable, welcoming (to you), and quiet. 2/ Be …
“Be Like the Irish, and…”
As some celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day today, a little different take to share. For me, the obvious thoughts first go to the Irish People; weird maybe, but that’s what comes to mind initially. I’ve got some Irish Blood in me, I suspect that’s why. Then I think about the man himself, Patrick. Who was he, …
Charter Night: Celebrating Lionism
"Charter Night" is the annual gathering (usually an evening/dinner event) when and where a Lions club celebrates its founding and work. I belong to a club in my community. Here's a little something about my humble club, one of 46,000 in more than 200 countries around the world. 51 years. FIFTY ONE YEARS. We've been …
Valentine’s Day Recap! Economists and Love
10 minutes of great insight. Worth it, literally. These two, quite a pair of economists, quite a lot of good insights, quite a couple! Thanks to NPR's The Indicator for bringing this one to us~ one.npr.org/i/806153805:806160131
Development Economics Wins the Day!
one.npr.org/i/779402503:779488276
BS Jobs…? Hmm.
one.npr.org/i/774067928:774131454
Labor Day 2019
I think about Labor Day and a lot of different thoughts go through my mind. What's the origin of the holiday in this country? "Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor, " according to Wikipedia. What, if any, is our …
#Worklife 1.0
Lately business has been a bit challenging. With the energy sector in the space it is now (and has been for the past twelve months or so), budgets have been adjusted, belts have been tightened, plans have been scaled back. In the capital equipment business, that means orders have slowed some, and the values have …
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