Month: June 2019

  • July 5th

    July 4 is one of the last remaining holidays that is celebrated on a specific day rather than on a Monday (long weekend). This year July 4 lands on a Thursday, so a big question employers have is what to do with Friday, July 5? Do they treat it like Thanksgiving (a Thursday) and extend…

  • Back from Nashville

    Had a great time in Nashville. The conference was great (met a lot of old friends there), and the city was wonderful. Overall it’s a bit humid for my taste, but the weather was warm and we missed most of the showers. Highlights of Nashville included going to the Ryman Auditorium (truly a place to…

  • Nashville Cats

    Hey! I’m in Nashville this week. So I’ve loaded up a podcast early and wrote this out beforehand, so I wouldn’t have to think about this while I’m in Nashville, Music City U.S.A. Should have lots of great adventures (and work, always work involved). So I just have to hit the publish button to get…

  • Carefree Day

    Looks like a beautiful day today, same as or maybe even better than yesterday. Not a lot on the old to-do list today (well, there is, but we’ll avoid that for now). Should be a great one. Maybe a bit of deck time, relaxing and thinking about….nothing. This is one of those “why we live…

  • June Swoon

    May’s gone – 5 months in the book. I know there’s some science about how quickly time flies as we get older, but wow – 5 months of 2019 gone. Let’s hope time keeps up this pace. Being very busy at work and home help. Let’s slow the pace a bit and listen to some…