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February 2002. War was raging in Afghanistan, the Twin Towers were still smoldering, and I was smoking a cigarette in the parking lot of a dirty chemical plant four hours from home. As I contemplated how I had gotten here … Continue reading →

Apparently I don’t know how to get focussed and disciplined to write a book. I do, however, know how to write a blog post. Let’s make a deal… I’ll write blog posts about my journey of independence. Along the way, … Continue reading →

I never follow through on my public intentions. Many self-help programs (books, training workshops, etc.) will tell you to make your intention public and it will more likely come to pass. Power of attraction, affirmations, mindfulness. All these systems have … Continue reading →

Having been sick since Sunday afternoon, it’s a weird feeling to have just lost 3 days. It’s not the money (if I don’t work I don’t get paid, but days off are in the business plan). It’s not even feeling … Continue reading →

Found a dead raccoon on our property today. Picked it up with a snow shovel and tossed into the ditch next to the road. Maggots and flies and ants and birds of prey will dispose of it. The parts of … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, my friend Paul and I would joke about how one should not waste exclamation points or question marks by using more than one. As conservation minded as I’ve been when it comes to punctuation, I … Continue reading →

Having a picnic. Laying on my back staring up at this tree. This tree has no idea that it’s Sunday. Sundays, even family Sundays like today, feel different. Conditioning I guess. Can’t stay up late. Must finish weekend chores. This … Continue reading →

Or… Doing a remote segment with a live audience… How often do you get to do something for the first time? Lately I seem to be finding these opportunities a lot. Talk about starting before you’re ready (Seth Godin’s advice). … Continue reading →

I am borrowing from Agile Software Development concepts on my non-software consulting gig. These concepts also pop up in Lean and Six Sigma. I’ve started using the catch-all “innovative project management approaches” phrase. Some elements of the concept: Get usable … Continue reading →

As we prepare for the US presidential general election, how about we contemplate some of the debates we’ve had over the past decade or two. How much power do we want the US president to have? When the congress is … Continue reading →