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A 42-Year Ride
I left the ending ambiguous, because that is the way life is. Bernardo Bertolucci One of my last good friends at Avaya was laid off last week. Although he and I only worked on the same project team for the last four years of my employed life, we share a history of jobs, customers, conventions, Continue reading
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Embracing a To-Be List to Transform Daily Tasks into Spiritual Growth Practices
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. Helen Keller As soon as I was sure that retirement was imminent, I made serious efforts to expand my community. For decades, nearly everyone I associated with on a regular basis was connected to my jobs and for the most part these Continue reading
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The Fallacy of Unlimited PTO
When you’re certain you cannot be fooled, you become easy to fool. Edward Teller I admit that the first time I heard about unlimited PTO (Personal Time Off) I was jealous. For my entire work life my vacation and sick days were governed by corporate policies that assigned days off according to the number of Continue reading
Can You Hear Me Now 