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In May 2014, Robert Reich, the liberal democrat who served as Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor, said (http://robertreich.org/post/84984296635): Says a top Republican-leaning Wall Street lawyer, “it’s Rand Paul or Ted Cruz versus someone like Elizabeth Warren that would be everybody’s … Continue reading →

Stages of Grief (or, stages of the compliance journey) DENIAL/ISOLATION: You received the warning letter and you tried some bandaids to get yourself out of trouble; you aren’t like THOSE guys, you just need a tweak here or there BARGAINING: FDA snickered and … Continue reading →

Today was proof that you don’t always need to plan every detail to enjoy close connection and joy with family. Our youngest and mom went shopping. That left me with our oldest to do whatever. We truly were playing it by … Continue reading →

Yesterday the St. Richard’s Dads Club! and a contingent from Trunity Episcopal Church put on a festival of Peace, Love, and Bacon. And beer. And a big floppy air dancer guy. It was a ton of fun and hard work. … Continue reading →

I tried to put this new word on Urban Dictionary but it didn’t work for some reason. Probably user error. So anyway, feel free to do it yourself and take credit. NO SNOPES FOR YOU! The Snopes Nazi is that … Continue reading →

I forgot to write yesterday!! Completely forgot. So, I’ll do two today. Yes it violates my rule of “yesterday is done and you can’t make up for what you didn’t do yesterday” but I am going to cheat. I have … Continue reading →

NOTE: This one is totally baked. This is part 2. If you haven’t read Creating “from scratch” yet, consider doing that first. Back to Jim Collins for a second. His point was that if you get the right people in the right … Continue reading →

CAUTION: This is half-baked. It is a post I began as more of a book chapter than a blog post. But, what the hey… What is missing to make it totally-baked? Almost a decade ago, I my client had a … Continue reading →

“Scope, Schedule, Budget. Pick two.” This unattributed quote is famous among people who manage projects for a living. The Triple Constraint, it is formally called by the Project Management Institute. I’ve been doing this so long that I often assume … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s hard to be the adult in the room. I am at my best when I have a clear head and when I see situations as neither good nor bad. I am not at my best when I am … Continue reading →