Recovery
The events of last Monday significantly disrupted my life. Today my new CO driver’s license came in the mail. I feel like a person again. There were several items that I could not replace without photo ID. My bank card …
Violated
This evening I came back to my office from brushing my teeth and I reached into my briefcase to find my lipstick. Alas, there was no lipstick and more importantly, no purse inside of my briefcase where the lipstick is …
Enchanted
Back in November, Kyra painted in a new style. I have another one of her prints, Moonlit Crossing, which is image #24 of 24 in her main gallery. But with Kyra’s new painting, I had one of those I must …
Coming up for air
This week had far too many days that started with 7 AM meetings and ended with me arriving home at about 10 PM. Even knowing that this is what my week would look like, I started Turbulence Training this week. …
Uncovering Bias
I came across an article the other day that I have been thinking about ever since. Here is the start of the article. The woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a community organizer, married a corporate …
A room with a view
My new office overlooks the 16th street mall in downtown Denver. I have not made many changes to my office yet except to bring in a coffee maker. The first image is what you see when you walk in the …
New Job, week 1
I’m one week into my new job as the Executive Director of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship. When I was doing HR training last week one of the other participants asked me how I spend me day. I half-jokingly replied …
Pondering Conflict Resolution
I have been struggling with a conflict avoider over the last few months. I simply cannot get this person to engage in meaningful conversation to move toward resolution. As a learning experience it has been somewhat fascinating but in the …
Happy New Year
Many of the blogs I read have shunned New Year’s resolutions this year. I personally like them. I like to take the time to ponder my goals for the coming year. What do I want to accomplish? What do I …
Serenity Quiz
A friend of my turned me onto Firefly, long after the show had ended. I now own the box set of TV episodes as well as the movie Serenity. These were simply outstanding with great acting and strong plot-lines. Today …