By the middle of the week I think we’re all a little stressed so I thought I’d head for something a little more esoteric today. Do you have any pets? Dogs? Cats? We have one of each although over the years there have been hamsters, guinea pigs, frogs, fish, and I can’t remember what else. But let’s not get crazy – let’s stick with the dog/cat thing.
Do you talk to them? More importantly, do they talk to you? Do you guys understand one another? See? Esoteric! But there is a point. Continue reading
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Talking To Animals
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The Bad Shots
Another weekend, another round (or 2 or 3) of golf, another lesson learned for both on and off the course. This one actually didn’t penetrate into my somewhat thick skull until I was writing a note late yesterday. I know I seem to learn an awful lot in the kitchen or on the golf course,but since that’s pretty much where I spend my non-working hours, I guess one gathers inspiration and knowledge from what’s around.
Anyway – I played a fairly good round yesterday and left the golf course not feeling particularly good about my game. And that’s the business lesson. Make sense? Continue reading
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The Double Nickles
I turned 55 today. It’s not really a “big” birthday but it feels sort of like one. As one of my friends pointed out, I’m closer to 60 than to 50 (and feel free to point out that I might need new friends). Maybe in golf terms I’ve made the turn but there’s lots of real estate left to navigate.
The thing that keeps rattling around in my head is how different the world is on each birthday. When I was born, the last Russian forces were still leaving parts of Austria – leftovers from World War II – and West Germany became a country. A vaccine for polio – which killed and crippled millions – was approved. A Daley was mayor of Chicago. The President (Eisenhower) sent troops overseas (to Vietnam), and someone planted a bomb on an airplane (United flight 629) which blew the plane out of the sky. OK, so maybe some things haven’t really changed. But much more has, even if the scourge is now AIDS, we’re sending troops elsewhere, and the start of our current wars is actually about as far back as the end of WWII was to my birthday. But there’s the lesson. Continue reading
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