Several years ago I worked with a fellow I’ll call Mike. Mike was six or eight years older than I and an upper middle manager type; the sort of fellow who was going to appear on promotion-to-VP candidate lists for a year or two and eventually get there. I didn’t report to him, nor was … Read more
Lea and I (mostly Lea; thank you, dear) planned our annual trip to Gulf Shores today. We like to go just outside of peak times, and this is the last opportunity we’ll have to do so for quite some time. Nathan starts kindergarten this fall, so soon we’ll be at the mercy of the school … Read more
Despite my plan to be rid of The Pile by the end of the Christmas holidays, it persists. So this morning, after momentarily entertaining myself with a few excuses, I started eating the elephant again. After repairing all of the damage following my most recent lapse of discipline (throwing the most recent trash away) and … Read more