A co-worker showed me a picture of a famous guitarist and declared emphatically “This is god!” I replied, “You don’t have very high standards for your gods.” I knew what he meant by his statement, but I don’t like people casually calling someone “god.” This man was idolizing the musician for his talents, and I […]
This week the news was filled with stories of the important people who are visiting the capital of the most powerful country in the world. Millions have been spent on security and every move has been planned to make sure the visits are successful. When people are greeted with this much fanfare by the President
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I was working on one of my stories when I heard Cindy Morgan singing about a “real life” and it reminded me of one of my managers at work who mentioned that she goes to bed early “maybe because I don’t have a life.” I’m sure that healthy, attractive, and successful lady does have “a
Back in the 80s an American car company came out with a modestly priced car that was supposed to compete with the quality of foreign models. Unfortunately, it suffered from the same quality problems the company’s cars were well known for. Trying to pass off that same “cheap” car as something better, they dressed it
Friday was a day of conflicting priorities. I was attempting to fill the big gap left when my supervisor left for a well-deserved vacation. I had to manage a large and diverse workforce to support communications for one of our most challenging diplomatic missions. When I arrived at work, I discovered two of my team
