Have you ever had one of those mornings where absolutely everything goes right? I mean everything. I’m not talking about the kind of morning where you simply survive getting out the door. I’m talking about the kind that makes you wonder if somebody upstairs accidentally switched your life with someone else’s. This happened to me […]
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There is something strangely magical about a caricature. Not because it is perfectly accurate. In fact, much of the time it is not accurate at all. The ears are too big. The smile is exaggerated. The forehead somehow takes up half the page. And yet, somehow, it still feels exactly like you. Over the years,
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Years ago, when our children were young, mornings in our house looked a little different than they do today. While I was getting ready for work, my wife was already running the household like an air traffic controller during the holidays. Breakfast was on the table. Lunches were packed. Shoes were found. Hair was brushed.
I have a confession to make. I’m a creature of habit. My wife, kids and friends could have told you that years ago. Every time we go to a restaurant, I tell myself, “Tonight I’m going to try something different.” I open the menu with excitement. I study every page like I’m preparing for a
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Have you ever met someone famous? I have. Right out of college, I worked for a major airline and one of the unexpected perks of the job was the opportunity to meet all kinds of celebrities. I met and assisted movie stars, politicians, professional athletes and a few television personalities. If they were traveling through
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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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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I have worn glasses my entire life. No big deal as they have been part of my look longer than my wife’s hairstyle has stayed consistent (I’m going to get it for that one 😉). But over the last five or six years something showed up that I was not exactly excited to talk about.
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A few days ago, I got one of those random texts from my oldest son. Now, if you have grown kids, you know exactly what I mean. It can be anything from a joke, to a random thought, to something that makes you stop and say, “Where did that come from?” And honestly, I love