The other day, my phone rang, and it was my son. Now, when your adult child calls and says, “Dad, I have a leak under my sink,” there are only a few possible outcomes. None of them are usually inexpensive. He explained that there was a small leak underneath his kitchen sink. He thought he […]
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The other day I was walking into our garage and happened to glance over at the doorjamb leading into our house. Now, to most people, it probably just looks like a collection of random lines, dates, and names scribbled on a piece of wood. To me, it looks like a history book. For decades, that
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Nearly twenty-five years ago, I found myself sitting in a conference room that I probably had no business being in. At least that is what I thought at the time. I was a young manager working for a very large company. I had only been there a short time and was attending one of my
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Several years ago, I brought something home in a fairly large box. I honestly cannot remember if I bought it at a store or if it was delivered to the house. What makes this story even stranger is that I cannot remember what was actually in the box. Seriously, I have absolutely no idea. I think
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I had every intention of being productive the other day. Notice I said intention. I walked into the garage to grab a screwdriver. Simple enough, right? Now, before we go any further, I should probably admit something. I have three toolboxes. One is my “more formal toolbox.” That’s the one that looks organized and professional. The
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The other day my wife and I were driving somewhere and, like many people these days, I had my GPS guiding me along the way. We have come to rely on our GPS as our navigator. In fact, we even named her. We call her Winnie. Now before we go any further, I need to
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I’m just going to go out there and say it. I miss the days when a TV series had 20 or more episodes in a season. There, I said it. Now it feels like every streaming service gets together in some secret meeting and says, “How can we emotionally invest people in these characters and
Because I’m running my business from home, I get the luxury of spending a lot of time with my wife. Now, if you ask her, she will tell you that I am an absolute joy to be around. Delightful, even. And honestly, she would not be wrong. I mean, who would not want a guy
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The other day I had one of those moments that I am pretty sure most of us have had at some point. I was getting ready for an event, and for whatever reason, my brain decided it was time to go into full overthinking mode. Not a little thinking. I am talking about the kind
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Because I run my business from home, I get a front-row seat to a lot of life happening around me. That includes watching my kids grow up, make decisions, and occasionally surprise me in ways I did not see coming. Now, my wife and I have been fortunate over the years to help our kids
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