I say quite often “Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional.” In the past three months I have been dealing with first having Shingles and then the aftermath of having Shingles. If you are unclear on what Shingles are, it is the Chicken Pox virus you had as a child that...
Double Nickel
I am a product of Sammy Hagar’s “I Can’t Drive 55” generation. Not only is this true in my automotive life but as I rush headlong into my 55th year of life, I feel it more than ever. No, this is not going to be a piece, like many before,...
Work Harder
I have been laboring under a delusion. You may have been as well. Especially if you are “of an age”. I grew up in an era where you “worked hard and kept your nose clean”, one of my dad’s favorite saying. And you know, it worked…for a time. Then position...
In A Dead Run
I have been thinking a lot about change and our hectic lives recently. From a business standpoint, change has been the one constant in my life and one that creates very hectic times. While going through some recent business changes and doing my best to help others through it, I...
Backward
Think about a world where every new thing you bought could not be fixed when it broke, could not be upgraded, or improved in any way. Only replaced. Think of a world where you could have surgery for an issue, but were sent immediately home and left to care for...