Year: 2013
Pain and Percussion
I was cleaning up my desk this morning. OK, I was movin’ the stuff around on my desk this morning and discovered five different CD’s recorded by my dear friend the late Julius Carrasco. He […]
The Opposite of Synergism
I used to head a corporate department consisting me myself, plus my two part-time wizards. I carried them not as employees but as independent contractors. When the three of us went to work on a […]
Interpreters
The other day I was wearing an old striped golf shirt that was covered with Logos of the Tabasco Pepper Sauce company and when a friend noticed my shirt he asked me, “You been there?” […]
Just a Poem
I was preparing for a local presentation I would be doing soon to celebrate April as a month that pays tribute to poets. As I stared at the wall of my office I started wondering […]
What’s in Your Wallet
The other night I was sorting out that mass of corporate cards that had accumulated in my wallet. Discount cards. Credit Cards, My medical treatment cards. What a mess and I eliminated about 2/3s of […]
How Many of You…
How many of you readers ever wanted to learn a new language? Naw…not really what it is you really wanted was to speak a new language and fluently, right? And what about a new career […]
Tell me about yourself…
I said that to a new friend the other day and he did. And then I told him about myself. When I returned home and talked a bit with my wife about the visit she […]
Working On A Close
What would you like to hear just before you hit the back door and head home from a powerful two day conference? I always figure that the closing speaker has the job of convincing attendees […]
That Old Ford Plant
Years ago my job as a claim agent for The Detroit Terminal Railroad took me into the old Ford Highland Park Plant. At one time, Henry Ford had the dream of rolling one Model T […]