Some of you may recall that, earlier this year, we came very close to buying a new home. In a seven-day span, we found a wonderful home, fixed up our current house, and wrote an offer … only to have to walk away when we got bad news from our accountant about how much we [...]
Read more →I’m posting this just to help me keep track of the vertigo problem that started last year. I want to monitor when it comes and goes each year. In other words, this is mainly for me, not you. Move along. 2010: Vertigo hit around mid-June. Seems to be gone now, about 5-6 weeks later. 2009: [...]
Read more →I tweeted that a couple hours ago, right after hearing “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon, “Tom Sawyer” by Rush, and two Who songs in a row — “Eminence Front” and “Baba O’Riley.” Awesome. It led to some fun conversations with others on Twitter about workout songs; Blake Thompson asked me to post my playlist, [...]
Read more →1.) They never have my book at airport bookstores. That’s understandable now; the book came out almost two years ago. But I never saw it in any airport bookstores in late 2008/early 2009, either. Waaaaaah. 2.) Flying at the end of the month has a drawback: the crossword puzzle in the in-flight magazine is always [...]
Read more →I love U2 fans. I’ve spent the better part of two decades defending U2 fans (whenever needed) to others who think we’re all a bunch of Bono-worshipping nutcases. In the mid-1990s, I almost wrote a book extolling the virtues and awesomeness of U2 fans. U2 fans are, for the most part, Good People. “Cool U2 [...]
Read more →Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the same time letting them know they did it themselves. Oh, I love this quote. It’s so true. And it’s not always easy to get people to work together for a group goal while [...]
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