With everything else happening in January (state funerals, MLK Day, insurrection day…and Inauguration Day) one date got lost, somehow. And it really should be closer to the top of the list: January 8. When I returned to Tucson this past July, I was reminded of that day back in 2011. It was the day Congresswoman […]
Today I found myself in full marketing mode. My client is in the midst of planning for next year. and, I, being the loayal and faithful remote contract consultant that I am, found myself writing a marketing plan. Really. Maybe it is like riding a bike. Oh, I’ve been falling off of those, but I
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We have a new ritual: “The garbage man is here! The garbage man is here!” Reminiscent of Steve Martin in “The Jerk:” “The new phone book is here! The new phone book is here!” Seriously, it starts our day and our week. Sally perches on the couch at the window in my office waiting for
You read that right: a detox from being a Texan for 20-plus years. And that’s not a negative. Transitioning from anything is hard and a detox of sorts. I would compare it to any of these: Loss of a parent or pet. Breakup from a serious relationship. Job or career change or retirement. Aging. And
A “bonus leftover” thing. Each reminds me of a person or situation. Most bring a smile to my face and a happy thought. Another story. Another connection. In the liquor store today and reminded of a visit a few years back to this distillery. My companion and I had gone north to go to a
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A friend has asked me to write the love story of she and her late husband. Having been in love but not loved back, how do I write it? While I’ve been married twice and have been in several longer-term relationships, I’ve never really been loved back. All of the significant women in my life
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Our first discovery ride of The Loop Dallas. K2 (Kristi Kerr) found me at a holiday party. She knows me to be a cyclist and she wanted to explore the all of The Loop Dallas. In sections, mind you. On e-bikes. With stops. Here’s the first segment we navigated: The Trinity Forest and AT&T Trails.
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Having one person with an unusual name is one thing. Having three with the same beyond-the-norm name is different. I prefer to say special. As all three Taffy (Taffies) in my life were and are just that—special. From grade school and up to and including my retirement years, this name has surfaced and meant something.
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Imagine if you will a self-contained world of a rolling adventurous graphic communicator… Wait, I was all set to cue the Twilight Zone music, but even this story is a bit beyond that realm. At the center of my PNW cycling adventure is Jody. My bike packing expert and the chief resident of the Pink
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This comes under the heading of “when the client calls, the answer is always some form of yes.” Recently an automotive client called and asked a question I hadn’t expected of him: could you find out the status of a property under construction near my business? Now, without going into too much detail, I had
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