Your most insidious villain
Published: Sun, 10/15/23
The bolts were carefully arranged in a pristine display case. The fabrics displayed were made of only the highest quality cotton, wool, linen and…
Wholesaler Masterminds
Published: Sun, 10/15/23
The bolts were carefully arranged in a pristine display case. The fabrics displayed were made of only the highest quality cotton, wool, linen and…
Published: Sun, 10/08/23
A mindless drive. You know the kind. Out and about taking care of the minutiae that makes day-to-day life tick. Somewhere between here and there, it…
Published: Sun, 09/24/23
"Where ego I go too." That message, in the form of a lapel button, was bestowed on me decades ago by a co-worker who found my bravado a little, how…
Published: Sun, 09/17/23
Mindless scrolling. If you're like me, occasionally you'll find yourself doing just this when, without warning, you are sucked deep into a thread that…
Published: Sun, 09/10/23
He was determined. And he was smart. I'll give him that. As a new(er) wholesaler, with his boss in tow, he was on a mission to impress. Showing up at…
Published: Sun, 09/03/23
We named him Higgins. After a Ted Lasso character. A rescue we scooped up after he was turned in by his former owner 200 miles away. So, so scared of…
Published: Sun, 08/27/23
Via Negativa. The negative way. Simply put, it's placing the focus on what you don't do versus what you do in order to achieve positive outcomes. For…
Published: Sun, 08/13/23
"Someone ran a stop sign and crashed into my car!" Ten words you genuinely hope never to hear your sobbing wife say. The good news: she's now fine. In…
Published: Sun, 08/06/23
It was long before streaming. When your choice of TV stations mostly boiled down to channels 2 though 13. Inevitably, if you were watching late night…
Published: Sun, 07/30/23
Leisurely Sunday. The Mrs. and I are out for a drive on a wine country back lane, which leads to a new resort/housing development. Then this sign…