Week-ness

I’ve had a full week and it’s only Wednesday.
Monday included a work-related day trip to Chicago for a neurosurgeons conference. Tuesday began with an early morning breakfast with the PR agency assisting the Nature Valley Grand Prix’s media relations efforts. That meeting was followed by an afternoon of frolic and fun caused by a top-level [...]

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That’s What She Said

From, “The Natural.”
You know, I believe we have two lives…the life we learn with and the life we live with after that.   -Iris Gaines
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Clinton Vs. Obama

Clinton is begging to go head-to-head with Obama in an Lincoln-Douglas style debate (no moderator, just questions and answers for 90 minutes).
What an ideal way for Obama to shine in the spotlight and put this fiasco to bed once and for all.
But the Obama “campaign” is saying, “No thanks.”
Obama aides said he had already debated [...]

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Nature Valley Grand Prix Launches Informative Blogs

For avid and rec cyclists, there’s no shortage of information available in the blogosphere.
One of the more popular stage races in the country, the Nature Valley Grand Prix, has launched a couple of very informative blogs designed to clue in readers about how to improve their own cycling abilities as well as a blog written [...]

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Literary Cat

I didn’t realize that I had a very literary cat. Sawyer, one of the best cats on the planet, came to me from the local humane society about two years ago. I could have gotten a dog, which would have breathed dog breath all over the house and eaten portions of shoes and furniture…and garbage. [...]

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It’s Nice to Be Nice, to The Nice

I’m a seemingly “nice” guy. At least that’s the feedback I receive from those who know me. Family members, friends, co-workers, and even fellow bloggers have described me as “nice.”
Gag! The Pilver likens me to the character, Paulie, from the popular movie “Juno.”
For a divorced dad who is nearly 43-years-old, being nice isn’t the worst [...]

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Feel Good Moment

Last week I received an assignment from my veep at work. I was asked to manage a fairly major announcement impacting one of the company’s business units, the scope of which ultimately impacts employees and the bottom line – in a positive way.
That announcement came today and through all the many fire drills and last [...]

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I Swam

First time this season. I’m woefully behind in my swim prep for the June 1 triathlon. The good news is I swam 500 yards this morning and it felt great to be in the pool. Now that the temps are warming up and Spring is really here, getting out of bed at 5:30 a.m. and [...]

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His Last Lecture

Yesterday, April 9, I read about Randy Pausch and his “Last Lecture” at Carnegie Mellon University (yes, sometimes I feel like I live under a rock). But, thankfully, I read the New York Times and journalist/reporter Tara Parker Pope’s article about Mr. Pausch, which drew me in. I was hooked on his concept of [...]

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In The Land of Divorced Parents

Here’s a truth: Kids will be kids.
They learn to play the situation to their advantage. It’s human nature to play to the strengths and weaknesses of those we have relationships with and kids are the experts – because, in many cases, they want the “normal” that they lost in the divorce back in their lives.
Who [...]

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