The first story that catches my eye was about how a person was denied a position by a recruiter because she wanted to negotiate their salary. What’s the problem? At the height of my career as an Executive Chef, I was recruited by TGI Fridays to be their Corporate Chef down in Texas. The recruiterContinue reading “Just Sayin’”
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What Have I Missed?
An English football club just won the insanely-difficult treble; they won the Premier League, the FA Cup, and now, the crowning Champions’ League. At least a Manchester team won, just not my Manchester team. Maybe next year for my Red Devils. I always swear off even looking at the website, but inevitably have to findContinue reading “What Have I Missed?”
Yet Another Song
I am starting to impress myself with this burst of creativity that has led me to write seven original songs after a span of thirty years or so, but what really impressed me was these are good songs. I’ve always been OK as a lyricist, but my music structure is so much more polished afterContinue reading “Yet Another Song”
Now THAT was a Show!
I am home from watching three great blues players tonight at the Rose Music Center at Huber Heights. We arrived early enough to grab a bite to eat and we were literally the fifth car from the entrance to the amphitheater when we parked. One problem with watching shows in the state of Ohio; thereContinue reading “Now THAT was a Show!”
Thoughts on a Summer Day
I look out my office window at the bird feeder and birdbath and damn if I am not starting to recognize several of the feeders and bathers that frequent our little bird spa. There is Louie, a big brown bird that has the loudest voice I have ever heard, save a few crows in California.Continue reading “Thoughts on a Summer Day”
I Miss (American) Football Season
On occasion, I have been known to reflect on my time as a Pop Warner Football Head Coach in Arizona. With much love and appreciation for the opportunity to take a group of children, age eight and nine years old, and lead them through a tackle football season. Of that amount, about twenty-three were footballContinue reading “I Miss (American) Football Season”
I Dare You
These three little words have spelled death for yet another victim, this time an eighteen year-old high school kid celebrating his graduation by taking someone up on a dare and jumping into the dark, shark-infested waters of the Bahamas. Dead. His whole life ahead of him (anyone who is not dead has their whole lifeContinue reading “I Dare You”
Afraid Not
This is a story I wrote based on childhood memories: Amazon Our guide was Tom Blevins, an absolute rock of a man. Forty years old, but his body looked more like it belonged to a man half his age. Not an ounce of visible body fat with huge, muscular arms and a khaki shirt thatContinue reading “Afraid Not”
I’ve Never Done This Before…
but what good is it having an email address if you don’t at least open the mail? I was pleased to see multiple requests to retell my salmon fishing trip to Canada story so right here, as a preface story for the emotion confusion, is my tale. From my book EMOTIONS: Not your Mama’s ABC’s!…Continue reading “I’ve Never Done This Before…”
The Language of Love
Parlez-vous? Nope, not French. German? Too much spitting going on. Italian? My Italian is a little rusty, but it is good enough to know that Papadia translates to day-old pizza, folded in half, and resold in a vain effort to squeeze one more cent or two of profit in a business that has a higherContinue reading “The Language of Love”
