I was in a small bookstore this week looking for used books. The store had a musty smell with remnants of coffee and even cigarette smoke. It reminded me of Spook (Arden Skelton). He loved reading and his house was full to the brim of books. Each book held enough smoke to make the author […]
Misery Wants an Audience &
We used to say misery loves company. I don’t think that’s true anymore. Misery doesn’t want company. Misery wants an audience. You’ve seen it. Someone posts the breakdown, the breakup, the diagnosis, the layoff. In real time, in public, with the caption doing half the work of the wound itself. And you stop scrolling. You […]
Getting Old & Going Back to Where I Was
I didn’t write last week because I have been struggling with the idea of exposing my frustration. I realized today that many people read my posts here and on LinkedIn and they generally don’t have anything to say or comment on. There are a few people who comment directly and the rest may tell me […]
People Leave – Watch their Feet
Blind to Bleeding- 2015 Chubb Insurance was acquired by Ace Insurance. The promise from the incoming CEO was meritocracy. Fact is, he was less than honest. He brought a culture that was damaging and highly destructive to a workforce that was averaging 30 year veterans. I was reminded of a post I had written in […]
The Big Skrabibile
Have you ever considered that you go through your entire life without ever actually seeing yourself? Yes, you can see a reflection and yes, you can mirror that reflection but you never actually see yourself as people outside of you see you. At the very same time, no one but you can see or be […]