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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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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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
The One Trip Trap… Read More »
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
I was having one of those days that makes a person feel like one has conquered the world. Work had gone great. I had been productive, checked off everything on my list, and was especially excited because that evening my wife and I were heading to a baseball game with friends. There is just something
When the Jeans Start Talking Back… Read More »
Several months ago, my wife and I took a road trip that was somewhere between ten and twelve hours depending on how often we stopped. Ten hours if we were disciplined. Twelve hours if snacks called, nature called, or we suddenly discovered a roadside attraction that apparently could not be passed by without investigation. We
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Baseball season is just about here, and in our house that is always a good thing. My family has always loved sports, and baseball in particular has a special place with us. Our boys played for years when they were growing up, and now it is a real joy watching our grandchildren start to pick
About twenty years ago, I was well entrenched in my role as an HR Director for a very large company. It was a job I truly loved. HR work is complicated and wide ranging, and it deals with just about every aspect of people in an organization. One evening my oldest child, who was about
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