I Have No Idea What to Write First, I struggled to come up with something to write about today. Then, I struggled with the realization that I was struggling. “Why is this so hard?” I thought. “Surely I should be better at coming up with things to say at this point.” It’s not easy to… Read More
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Sometimes It’s Worth The Risk
A few months ago, I got a text from one of my neighbors. Her husband was traveling and their senior dog had collapsed and wouldn’t eat or move around. I was home when it happened and decided to walk down the street to see what was going on. When I got to her house, you… Read More
No, This Meeting Could Not Have Been An Email
Every now and then, I like to hike my pants up to my nipples, slap a frown on my face, and shake my fist at kids in my yard. That’s what’s happening right now. You know how it’s become popular for people to kvetch about work gatherings and say “That meeting could have been an… Read More
‘Comfortable’ Does Not Equal Good ‘Work-Life Balance’
Being comfortable and having a good work-life balance are not the same thing. Work-life balance is about looking at our lives over a significant period of time (say, a year) and making sure we are doing the things we believe are important. Everyone will have a different balance in how they want their lives to… Read More
A Pirate Looks At Vet Med
Last week one of my idols died, and last night I had a dream about him. It wasn’t a particularly exciting dream. Just me and Jimmy Buffett sitting and talking in an empty theater. I wish I could remember what we talked about, but I can’t. I just remember him smiling and laughing and me… Read More
Let’s Hang Out: The Importance of Interpersonal Connection
I am a big believer that the cornerstone of happiness in life is our interpersonal relationships. One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that your career, no matter how much you enjoy it or how well it goes, will not give you a rich and full life by itself. At the end of our… Read More