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I’d like my parents back, please

Last year my kids gave me a couple of Christmas gifts that will last. My son gave me a book called Dad, I want to hear your story. It was filled with questions about my life and I spent months filling it in, as stories came to me. My daughter gave to my wife andContinue reading “I’d like my parents back, please”

Have I reinvented myself?

Someone said recently that I have reinvented myself. It was a comment based on a posting I made recently on LinkedIn that I have just joined the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Maine. I thought about it, and think he may actually be right. I spent 40 years in the corporate world, leadingContinue reading “Have I reinvented myself?”

Steve

Steve is a chicken. She (yes, Steve is a she) is the black one in this photo, taken when we still had several chickens. This is the story of Steve. My wife likes chickens. Something about them makes her feel good. She had a big chicken coop made outside our home, and even a bigContinue reading “Steve”

Your resume or your eulogy?

I read something recently that called for people to think hard about whether they want to gather accomplishments for their resume or reasons to be remembered, in a eulogy. While it’s not an uplifting thought, it made me think. I worked in the corporate world for 40 years, in the IT and finance industries. IContinue reading “Your resume or your eulogy?”

Customer Service at its best

Every once in a while we encounter a business that provides outstanding customer service, and it’s marvel. First I must caveat that I myself have never done business with easyplant nolita, based on Spring Street in NYC. I’ve never been there and the odds are low that I will visit anytime soon…though I am nowContinue reading “Customer Service at its best”

Holiday Greetings

I drafted one of those end of year holiday essays that some of my clever friends include in their Christmas cards. They are fun to read and I figured I can do that. Now, my wife will never approve of course, so here it goes instead :-)……. Christmas 2023 This is my first attempt at this. DaleContinue reading “Holiday Greetings”