2014, we hardly knew ye
Around this time, it seems as if everyone writes a summary of their year. Fortunately, I do it here and not in a Christmas card. You’re welcome.
Christmas carols – Chicago style
I truly wish that I could take credit for this, but I cannot. Full credit goes to Bears’ fan Phil Guay who, prior to the ugly loss to the Saints on Monday Night Football, uploaded a hilarious Christmas carol parody titled “A Very Angry Bears Fan Christmas.” In my best Don Pardo-type voice: You can…
Leadership (part two)
Starting with the book I’ve been reading on how special forces (i.e. Green Beret) officers are made to the usual in-fighting among the politicians in Washington to just the general observations I see on a daily basis – I’ve become somewhat obsessed with the concept of leadership lately. Or perhaps, the lack thereof. From managers…
How many websites are there?
Do a Google search for ‘how many websites are there’. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Considering that Google is essentially God when it comes to all things internet related (even non-internet related), you should see the following iron-clad search result indicating that there are 644,275,754 active websites on the internet. Think about that for moment; the…
Leadership
In many ways, I feel that I missed a calling. That at some point in my youth I should have enlisted for a stint – and perhaps even a career – in the military. The dedication and training of our soldiers is incredibly honorable and, at the same time, both challenging and fascinating. Thank you…
When an apology hurts
After listening to my wife explained autism to his average developing brother, my ASD son responded with ‘I’m sorry.’ It was heart-breaking.
I can’t wait for Wednesday
Warning: the following is political in nature and should not be read by anyone. During last election, the Democrats were successful because the Republicans are/were acting like bunch of tools. This election, the talk and consensus appears to be that the Republicans will succeed because (survey says!) the Democrats are now acting like a bunch…