I want to take a moment to give some kudos to my bride of almost 34 years, Linda. She is 3+ weeks following a knee-replacement surgery and less than two weeks away from her second one on May 9. It has been a challenging journey for her from the effects of the pain meds after …
How Do You Measure Friendship?
My wife came home last Friday after more than two weeks of being in the hospital and rehab following knee-replacement surgery. It so happened that I had to be heading out of town at the very hour she was checking out of rehab because I was scheduled to officiate at an out-of-town wedding for the …
Making Values-Based Decisions
How do you make work-related decisions? Do you fly by the seat of your pants and do what seems expedient at the moment? Do you go down the easiest path? the hardest one? Do you do what you think will get you the most attention, glory and upward mobility in the organization? Do you have …
On My First Day of Vacation…
In yesterday's post, I bemoaned how difficult it is for me to avoid working on days I'm supposed to be on vacation. I thought I'd reflect on this first day of vacation and tell you how I did... I didn't avoid work completely, putting in about two hours total over various sessions from a few …
Why Is It So Hard For Me To Take Time Off?
Except for one meeting which I must attend in two days, I have scheduled time off from work for the week. Part of the reason is that I'm officiating at an out-of-town wedding next weekend and I want plenty of time to edit and rehearse what I'll be saying at the ceremony before I travel …