Category: Musings

I am a spy.  That's very cool.  More accurately, I am in my own small way a counter-terrorism agent.  For example, when the FBI or CIA speak of success, there is always mention of the prevention of "countless unknown acts of terrorism."  There's truth here, and I'm grateful that those invisible agents stand between me and unspeakable unknown harm.   Anyway, that's kind of what I do. In my own journey of self evaluation, I have recently discovered that my professional success may be measured not by what I can accomplish, but rather what I can prevent from being accomplished.  As a Project Manager, I was originally under the assumption that I was meant to take reasonable requests for products or services and organize them into successful results.  Instead, I spend most of…

I'll just get this straight up front - this is not a sappy tribute to our recently departed dog.  Dexter was indeed an awesome dog, and we got him when he was a puppy: Although most folks would remember him in his natural habitat: He lived 10 years, which was several years beyond our expectations (Cavaliers are not the hardiest of breeds), and he had a good run.  In the end, euthanasia was the best choice as cancer made him increasingly uncomfortable.  I have no regrets. What did surprise me, and I have thought several times since that "I wish I knew that ahead of time," was the actual euthanasia process at the vet's office.  We have awesome vets.  Those guys are willing to do anything it takes to fix an injured…