Category Archives: Work and Life

Things that fall into that “Work-Life Balance” equation.

September 11, 2001 memories

Sept 11, 2001, was my 2nd day on my new AOL job after the big Netscape closure layoff. I had just returned from a trip to Seattle and Vancouver the day before and was driving out to AOL’s Ashburn campus … Continue reading

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History repeats or a long loop of know nothings

I’ve been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals” recently. it’s a brilliant book. I had expected it to be about how one brings former rivals into the team to create a stronger, winning effort. All of that is true, … Continue reading

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My brother was right

I just glanced back through some old posts and saw that I had noted that my brother said we’d finish construction in September. Technically, he was right with that guess, because we did the punch list last week and they … Continue reading

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Terrorism that was personal — remembering a friend

Sometimes it is hard to believe that ten years have passed since September 11, 2001. At other times, it feels like a lifetime has passed because so much has changed in the ten years since we lost friends and loved … Continue reading

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Earthquake!

No, I’m not on the west coast this week. We had a shockingly large earthquake right here in Washington, DC.  Yes, by California standards a 5.9 earthquake is not a big deal, but by DC standards this was a huge … Continue reading

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The Journey from Cautious to Fearless

  The journey from cautious to fearless is fraught with peril. Since July 1st, I have been in a new job.  Technically, my new job started June 1st, but I spent the first month doing things to wrap up my … Continue reading

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2011: An Unexpected Transformative Year

2011 has become quite a transformative year for me.  I’ve changed jobs twice, had an addition built onto my house, gotten a dental implant drilled into my jaw, and began getting fit.  All of that happened in the last eight … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my birthday.  I won’t say How old I am, but I will tell you I had a good day even though I was at work.  My friends took me out for a nice dinner at one of my … Continue reading

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A new Titanium tooth

I haven’t blogged much in the last few months because I have been entirely too busy. A new job, a reorganization at work, construction on the addition at home, and a few other things all going on at once — a … Continue reading

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Mutual respect and trust

For anyone who wonders what difference one person can make, let me tell you the difference can be HUGE.   I’ve worked in the same place for about five years now.  The first four years, I had two great bosses and … Continue reading

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