Yesterday we bid adieu to Sarasota, Florida after a very pleasant week in the sun enjoying time with Mike's family and my Aunt Gen. I found the Sarasota airport to be a nice, manageable airport that was decidedly slower-paced and more mellow than most other airports I have traveled through. The people there likewise seemed [...]
Tag: Humor
The chosen one…
I received an email that informed me that I had been chosen. Chosen...me...out of how many others...me -chosen. Wow. The email subject line said, "Congrats! You’ve been Chosen to Test & Keep Cooking Products!" Me-chosen. Wow. I was immediately reminded of another time I was chosen. That time I was chosen to test fishing gear. [...]
Am I a Focker?
I am living a Meet the Parents moment this holiday weekend. If you are familiar with the movie starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro you know that Ben Stiller, who plays Greg Focker, spends a weekend meeting his girlfriend's parents. During the weekend, despite Focker's best intent, everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. I am [...]
My poker face…
After my gal pals and I went to the Chippendales show in Vegas this past week, we went to the Chippendales Boutique to buy some souvenirs (they wouldn't allow us to take any of the dancers home with us as a souvenir - they have rules against that). I purchased a number of items at the boutique [...]
Old age comes at an inconvenient time.
I saw a t-shirt in a catalog that said, "Old age comes at an inconvenient time." Hmmm....not sure about that. It is true that just about the time you really start to understand yourself and life you get slower and creakier (and yes, I did make up that word - but that is okay as everyone [...]
What is the quality of your intent?
Thurgood Marshall asked: "What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, [...]
The hot wash…
In emergency management a "hot wash" is a short discussion immediately after an exercise's conclusion. The goal is to allow folks to share their immediate impressions of the exercise while they are still fresh in their minds. Here is my hot wash of the IAEM Conference which took place this past week in Vegas. I [...]
THE NEW FORTY 