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I bought myself a sculpture this weekend.
This is “Wise Messenger” by Valerie Bunnell. It’s stoneware and very solid. Right now, he’s standing next to my Thoth sculpture. The picture is from Valerie’s website.

I have a job starting in a few weeks. The position seems challenging and I feel comfortable about the work culture. The more I learn, the more I realize how important a good cultural fit is. A misfit is just too costly a mistake — expensive for both me and the company, tho I admit […]

I keep reading about the “impending talent shortage” and the “coming labor crisis” when all the Boomers retire. The Generation X group is so much smaller and less talented than the Boomer group that businesses — at least HR-related businesses — are calling for succession management NOW.
But for every article I read suggesting that my […]

A friend clued me into the Thirty-Day Challenge, a challenge to get a working business plan off the ground in thirty days. This year’s theme was “$10 in 30 Days,” which does seem doable.
Summaries of the podcasts are available at Mike Mindel’s site.

‘Twas the night before NaNoWriMo and all the humans in the house were sick.
Not sure if this is allergies or an actual cold we’re passing back and forth. What hubby has now seems like what I had last week.
I’ve been challenged to write a book on my observations regarding culture change, workplace dysfunction, and risk […]

Back at home, back on the blog, back in all ways!
Meeting up with buddies at the Saucer in a couple weeks — that will be fun! — and getting new glasses. Turns out the near-vision has degraded, so I have to make the long-dreaded move to bifocals. Just a month before I turn 38, so […]

Raincrow007 sent me this today. Great story.

This morning I took my parents to the botanical gardens. It was an impromptu visit to the gardens. I didn’t think they’d want to get out and walk.
Lesson #1: Always take your damn hat.
We went in and started wandering around. The critters were all cooperative — butterflies sat still, dragonflies were patient.
Lesson #2: Always take […]