Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
Last week, I visited the Connecticut River Museum, in Essex, CT. You’ll hear more about this visit, and you’ll see some doors in the near future, but today, I’m focused on the entry process. I arrived at the museum shortly after it opened. The very nice lady at the desk asked me if I qualified... Continue Reading →
The weekend before Christmas, I stopped into a local supermarket to pick up a few things for Christmas dinner. As I was making my way past the meat counter, a man stopped me. There was water on the floor. The situation was dangerous. Liability was in the air. The man was in charge of the... Continue Reading →
Let me give you a brief update on Monday’s rant. Black Friday deals are still arriving in my inbox and Cyber Monday has morphed into Cyber Week. The only change worth noting was the arrival of a slew of emails urging me to participate in “Giving Tuesday” – I guess this is sort of the... Continue Reading →
Our daughter Faith visited on Sunday. When she texted to let me know she was on her way,I asked her if she wanted to walk with me and Maddie before leaving for our hike. She loves Maddie and agreed. As we got started, Maddie was very excited to have Faith walking her. Faith handed me... Continue Reading →
When I was packing up my office, I stumbled across a few mementos from a period about twenty years ago when I volunteered for our local Junior Achievement (JA) program. I was the leader/teacher for the JA program designed for fifth grade students. I was assigned to a class in a Catholic elementary school near... Continue Reading →
About 15 years ago, I switched from driving a pickup truck to an SUV. Still wanting the option to carry 4’x8’ sheet goods and the occasional pile of lumber, I purchased a utility trailer. Having a trailer isn’t a perfect solution, but it works fairly well. I bought a small SUV this summer, and... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, AIIM New England (the New England Chapter of AIIM International) held their kick-off event for the 2019-2020 educational year. For 10 years or so, we have been meeting at the large community table in the bar of the Burlington Marriott. It’s a comfortable place. They serve pretty good food, and the table is large... Continue Reading →
Last week, I was attending a dinner with some coworkers and a few guests, in advance of an important meeting the next day. One of my coworkers identified as having a nut-allergy, so the waiter was careful to point out which items had nuts, which didn’t, and which could be ordered without them. The person... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure if the title is the one-liner or if I should go with my plan to use the sign. Or, perhaps I should put it in the form of a question to the artist/planning board/park designer: “What were you thinking?” Yeah, that works. As I hinted last Saturday, I had an adventure last... Continue Reading →
