Category Archives: Insights
What matters most
I was cleaning out some old files from my home office. Some of them were my personal files from a previous employer. It was a company where things had gone well for me for many years, and then I was assigned to another manager who was a source of conflict. Even though I left the …
The Problem with Writing about Politics
Even though I’m finishing a novel about politics, I find it increasingly hard to write directly about current political issues. I started writing a post for this blog about the 99% who are occupying Wall Street, Los Angeles, and even Minneapolis to protest against the 1% wealthiest Americans. There is now a new group, the 53% who …
What I miss about the Valley
My daughter went to the San Fernando Valley this week to visit a friend who is going to CSUN. I wouldn’t want to embarrass my daughter (but as any father knows, it isn’t hard to do), but I can’t help but feel sentimental about the place where I was born and raised. Here are a …
Me Minus Appendix (Conclusion)
Continued from Part 2 After coming home from the hospital, I still needed time to recover. This too was a step-by-step process. Each day, I was able to do a bit more. Catching up with work emails. Entering receipts. Driving to do errands. When my body told me to take a break, I stopped. As …
Me Minus Appendix (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1 After my surgery, I spent the next three and a half days in the hospital. It would be a greater ordeal than the operation itself.
