This seems like a given during times like these but it needs to be said. Susan and I are both still working although she is working partially at home it has been pretty much business as usual for us. That is until Nick came home for the summer. Fortuneatly for all of us he was […]
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Starting Again
This blog started as a way for me to project positive thoughts to others and to help my attitude during a period of unemployment. While I am not unemployed I find myself again in a need to focus on the positive in life an hopefully share those thoughts with others so here we go again. […]
On the road again
While it was a great holiday break that extended through January, I finally took my first rides of the year this weekend. It was a great reminder of why I like to ride. A great workout, my legs felt like the good old days and it was warm enough to wear just a jersey. Its […]
The thoughtfulness of others
It is weird to say my sister in law got a new kidney. Its just not one of those things that I really thought about when she went on dialysis. First you don’t think about how long it can be for someone to move up the list and match. She never really seemed to know […]
Why I like challenges
If you sit in any work meetings you hear people trying to position things in different ways. We have to optimize the situation vs do our best or look for synergy vs try to cooperate. Look out if we have issues vs problems, the whole company may fail. I get that people are trying to […]
Flat tire not flat day
We had recently taken a trip and just pulled into the garage. It had been a fun trip. Good for work, good to get away with Susan. Then as I was unloading I heard it. HHHHSSSSS. I look at the rear tire and there it is a hole in the tire that is leaking air […]
Dad – Thanks for buying junk
I was listening to a podcast the other day about creative thinkers. I was trying to think of people in my life that were creative. Since I was thinking about sending my Dad his birthday card he was top of mind. Initially I thought my Dad was far from creative. For some reason I thought […]
Friday night pizza again?!?!
My wife doesn’t really like pizza. Well at least not as much as our kids. When they were younger we started the “tradition” of having pizza for Friday night dinner and watching TV together. As they go older it never really went away except when they had marching band or other activities on Friday night. […]
Writing just to write
This may sound weird that I haven’t been able to get back to blogging on a regular basis for so long. Maybe it was that I didn’t have anything to say. Maybe I was just lazy. It could be any one of a dozen or more reasons. The things is I want go get back […]
Why I am getting my wife nothing for Christmas
What to get your wife for Christmas is an age-old question. From the Gift of the Magi to A Christmas Story, men have been getting it wrong. Even when we listen to our wives we still manage to screw it up. My wife is great about not wanting stuff. Never really has. She always says […]