Countdown To Fifty

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Time Flies When Your……..

November 6th, 2007 · No Comments

As I posted last month, and earlier this month my now prior employment has come to an end – as this sentence would indicate. For the first time in 29 years I woke up without a corporate J-O-B to attend to. Scary? A bit. Anxiety producing? Sure. Exciting? Absolutely.

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Midlife Crisis Wine Collecting – part 1

November 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

An informal survey of co-workers, clients and friends has revealed a common thread regarding wine collecting. It seems that 40 marks a time when many folks develop palates for wine. They have moved from a predominantly mixed drink or beer preference to red wine. Along with that, many (most?) begin to get the wine collecting bug. [Read more →]

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Like Father Like Son

November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

How is it that with each passing year I take on more physical and behavioral attributes of my dad? When I listen to how I say what I say or sometimes when I look in the mirror I see him. No offense father but [Read more →]

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No Mile High Club

November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Apparently Singapore Airlines has laid down the law. They have equipped the new Airbus 380 with private suites that have full double beds. They are going to ply you with endless glasses ofSingapore Airlines A380 Suite [Read more →]

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Lego Careers

November 1st, 2007 · No Comments

The last year has been filled with introspective thoughts about what constitutes ‘right’ versus ‘want’. Right seems to be the typical Lego Career. I coined this phrase to express

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