In what felt a bit like an unexpected call in the middle of the night, back in October, the 21st to be specific, I received an email from a former client of mine with whom I have consulted off and on since around 1988 asking whether I’d be willing to consider “an assignment for a [...]
Happy Birthday Dad
Originally uploaded by Dr Reelgood & Co..
On November 7th, Mike and Cheryl and their kids helped me celebrate my 66th birthday with a dinner at their home. Mike captured this official portrait of me posed before an assortment of cheeses and fruit [...]
Monday, September 10, 2007
Back on July the 8th, a Saturday morning, I decided it was time for me to stop committing suicide by sitting (TM) and set aside a regular hour during which I would commit to getting some exercise. I chose walking. Believing that scheduling a time for the activity might make it more likely I’d [...]
In an email exchange this morning with my friend Juan, who recently celebrated turning 60, he commented that he had been somewhat concerned about me because he noticed that I hadn’t updated my blog in “many days.” He is right of course in a manner of speaking , but in another way he is [...]
On June the sixth, I had my semi-annual appointment to get my teeth cleaned, and I dreaded the usual but familiar difficulty associated with removing the stains from my teeth that smoking a pipe causes. So the night before, I tossed out my pipes and decided that the night of the fifth of June would be [...]
I went to the doctor to have my eyes examined on Monday the twenty-first. It had been two years since I had had an exam and it was time, if for no other reason than to check for glaucoma. As it turns out, my “dress” glasses, meaning the ones I wear everyday when [...]
This morning I composed and sent this message to Patricia Pomerleau, the CEO of the online service CEOExpress.
Hello, Patricia.
Soon my subscription to CEOExpress will expire. I do not plan to renew it. I thought you might benefit from knowing why, so I have composed this as-yet-unsolicited “exit interview.”
First, my reasons for leaving are [...]
glumbert.com – Shift Happens
Today is my pal Paul’s 83rd birthday. I want to wish him a Happy Birthday publicly here on my blog and to say I hope he has many more years of happiness there in his adopted home in Berlin.
Our friendship began when we were fellow members of an online writers’ group back in the [...]