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 […]
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. In an attempt to pass off that same “cheap” car as something better, they
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
A few weeks ago a chemical explosion in the port city of Tianjin, China killed more than a hundred people and destroyed over a billion dollars in property. It cost millions more in lost business and the long-term damage to the local population may never be known. To the people who were directly affected
I was teasing our Pastor’s son about holes in his education, and I asked if he knows what a Red Herring is. Our Pastor said, it’s a bird, which wasn’t the answer I was looking for, so I explained. A Red Herring is something meant to mislead or distract from a relevant or important question,
