what you gonna do… YARS
Posted: May 12, 2013 Filed under: figures of speech, pearls of wisdom, sport, yars ( yet another rugby story ) | Tags: beer, friend, leadership, loyalty, party, rugby 28 CommentsHe cast a big shadow on the rugby pitch, but then he was a large man. He used to joke that while we were sleeping, he was working out. Read the rest of this entry »
is it bragging…
Posted: May 5, 2013 Filed under: cancer, figures of speech, pearls of wisdom | Tags: cancer, Celebration, graduate, healing, hope, MBA, MSU, work 32 Commentsyep…. Read the rest of this entry »
i take my jameson straight
Posted: April 30, 2013 Filed under: figures of speech, pearls of wisdom, sport, yars ( yet another rugby story ) | Tags: gentle giant, jameson irish whiskey, on the rocks, straight, yars, yet another rugby story 11 CommentsEnvision if you can a refrigerator with a head. That would be CC. Read the rest of this entry »
transparent lives
Posted: April 22, 2013 Filed under: figures of speech, pearls of wisdom | Tags: internet security, transparent lives, who's watching you 35 CommentsAre secrets bad? They can sabotage a relationship or save a country. Who do we trust? Read the rest of this entry »
positron, cancer and carbs
Posted: April 13, 2013 Filed under: cancer, figures of speech | Tags: a good time to be alive, cancer, PET scan, positron, thyroid cancer 34 CommentsA positron is an electron with a positive charge. Some say it gets this charge by traveling backward through time. Read the rest of this entry »
active shooter
Posted: April 10, 2013 Filed under: figures of speech, pearls of wisdom | Tags: active shooter, be better than that, coward, dispair, exit plan, fight, hide, hope, run 37 CommentsToday an email arrived for a required training course. Usually we learn to separate capital from expense or avoid offending everyone about anything ( ie don’t try to be funny .) This one said “Active Shooter Training.” I thought it would be about using bar-code scanners. Read the rest of this entry »
life changers
Posted: March 19, 2013 Filed under: Chicago, figures of speech, food, travel | Tags: Chicago, coaching, girls basketball, inspiration, life changers, my history, Portillo's hot dogs 29 CommentsI had lunch with one of the life changers today. Read the rest of this entry »
from kbytes to petabytes
Posted: March 17, 2013 Filed under: figures of speech, history | Tags: 1108, chi corporation, computing, core, fastrand, growth, history, memory, my history, self aware 30 CommentsIn 1975 I took a job as a computer operator at Chi Corporation. Read the rest of this entry »
safe deposit
Posted: March 11, 2013 Filed under: figures of speech, pearls of wisdom | Tags: bonds, figure of speech, investing, lark, pearls of wisdom, the value of time 38 CommentsWe dug through our safe box, pulling certificates and documents turning over proof that society membership requires. Read the rest of this entry »
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