…and lots of amazing moments and memories: * Great visit with Shea’s cousin and family who are back from New Zealand for a month * About ten books on my “To Read During Camping” list. (One book, not even on my list, is all I get read – thought I do work through a 377 […]
NGL, I lose a tiny bit of respect for people when I hear them use these phrases. (Of course, I also lose a tiny bit of respect for 50-year old English majors who use emoji speak abbreviations like “NGL”!) 😉 @courageousleadership Replying to @Keith Overbay here you go! Top 5 worst corporate jargon phrases ? […]
Looking for an old picture to feature for this week’s Throwback Thursday, I came across one of me standing in my in-laws’ kitchen in December 2011. What jumped out wasn’t that I didn’t have a terrible 90s-style goatee (which is my current look but also a Throwback Thursday in a way). Instead, it was that […]
January – Probably still goes to Heaven? February – Why is Covid denial so dangerous? March – The resort we were just at was almost all the way to Tulum (which is two hours south of Cancun.) April – A different form of sun dog in a photo my son sent while walking our dog […]
I was recently out for supper with a bunch of friends including one high level manager who oversees a Canada-wide IT team for a large corporation. It was interesting to compare notes about our workplaces. He said he is all about high performers and strongly believes in performance management, expecting high results but also rewarding […]
Been thinking about this a bit lately in a variety of ways – the “controversy” over gender fluidity/Drag Queen storytimes/”grooming”, the notion of what constitutes “professionalism” as I wear jeans and a t-shirt to work every day while having the most rat-nesty beard this side of Santa Claus, and then the above thought I saw […]
This isn’t really advice I was given by someone but more of a personal observation I’ve made after seeing it repeatedly over the years. Whenever there is something decided, especially when its some sort of major decision, there’s usually an overt reason people give for the decision but also a covert reason they may or […]
Saw this on Reddit and thought it would be fun to do my list: Gin – no idea Bourbon – Old Fashioned Vodka – Caesar Rum – Pina Colada Rye Whiskey – Not a True Cocktail but Rye & Store-Brand Sprite Is My Go To Tequila – Paloma