“A hoodie keeps daddy’s head warm and is a fun place for Piper to perch. Sometimes you’ve got to use what you have in new and creative ways.” —- Sister Rain
Year: 2019
Craftmanufacturingship
It has been awhile since I’ve toured a manufacturing facility. During my corporate career I’d spent a considerable amount of time on a production floor, my marketing positions requiring trips out into “the plant”. I was a tour guide at one company, showing visitors the process of making ceramic tile. This…
Oblogation
“The people we remember for doing great things are those who feel obligated to share their ideas and inventions. Could success be as easily explained as that?” —- Sister Rain
Destination: The Journey
Over the holiday I spoke with a man who is enrolled in a master’s program and he told me that it will be five and a half years until he graduates. “You do it to learn, not to finish,” he explained. We’ve all heard the expression, “It’s all about the journey,…
All Aboard 2019
Sitting in a doctor’s office waiting room, I paged through a magazine more out of habit than the ability to see to read it. A large, bold title, “Death By Yogurt” caught my eye and I showed it to my husband, joking that this was obviously an issue for the…
A New Year For An Old Married Couple
This morning, I woke up to light after what seemed like a lifetime of darkness. I couldn’t believe it, it must be a dream. Everything looked different and I felt like my life was starting anew, way beyond the day 2 of a new year. My limitations were gone, my…