My daughter, Sara, asked me if I could build her a certain piece of furniture. I said, “Of course.” In fact, I gave her a certificate for it for Christmas. Two years ago. The problem was that I didn’t know how I was going to build it. I do well with plans but not […]
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Is your Communication Better Today than When You First Met?
Our flight to Hawaii was an early one. We picked that flight on purpose so we’d have an early arrival, which would give us plenty of time to explore the island on that first day. We weren’t expecting to end up in Oakland. We checked in at the Long Beach, CA airport and boarded the […]
How to Keep People from Driving You Crazy (Part 1)
Because I live in a large metropolitan area, I spend a lot of time driving. My career had me working in a different company every day, often fifty to a hundred miles from my home. That meant there would be traffic both directions. You can’t drive in Southern California without experiencing traffic. When we first […]