I finally decided to get a haircut today. Big news, right? Well, I scheduled my appointment for 3:45, hoping that my stuff from Arizona would arrive early in the afternoon giving me time to unpack a little before the appointment. My stuff finally arrived around 2:30pm and I quickly moved the boxes inside to address [...]
Archive for July, 2008
when powerlines fall…
Posted in My Favorite Posts, Past Posts (All) on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since moving back to the East Coast, I have tried to approach the 3 hour difference with ease and care. I didn’t want to jump right into it but I wanted to pace myself. But mywork always seems to conflict with my gameplan. Today I was asked to come in early for a very “urgent” [...]
different ne’
Posted in Past Posts (All) on July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“How is everything?”
“You know, same ol same ol!”
I use this line in a lot of my conversations when I am looking to avoid a detailed conversation or when I find myself lost for words. But the more I think about this response, the more I don’t like it. Do I really mean that everything in my [...]
week in review…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok so I just had an awesomely crazy week…let’s review
Sunday This past Sunday, I got to live my dream of being a cowboy. I went to Tombstone, Arizona (the town too tough to die!) with 3 of my good friends from Phoenix. We drove into town dressed from head to toe in cowboy attire – [...]
the power of cha cha…
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is a new epidemic taking over our country today. People everyone are talking about it and using it. It is Cha Cha. Any question at any time – just text Cha Cha(242242). If you don’t know the answer to a question or if you want to learn some random fact, just send the question [...]
there are no gaps…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you ever notice that your brain hates to not understand something? When you don’t understand something, your attention is set on what you don’t understand. When you are confused, your body shifts to completely focus on what confuses you. This is a human reaction to the unknown. We completely stop and shift our focus when [...]
there are no solutions…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think that we all make decisions everyday that involve trade-offs. Very seldom do we get to experience the benefits of choice A and choice B. and Very seldom do we get to experience the negative consequences of choice A and choice B. We are left to make a decision and sacrifice the benefit of [...]
i’m passionate about this one…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on July 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Three slides into my presentation, I hear this line from one of the managers. “I am passionate about this one!” I had just completed a slide that outlined the agenda for our discussion and was moving forward with the recommendation when I was interrupted.
For the last few months a crazy idea has been floating around [...]