Family Life

When I was a kid, I read an article about Niagara Falls. There were lots of pictures. For a moment it transported me away to a world of imagination. What a marvelous sight that would be. And in such an exotic, far-away place–Canada! But I was a kid, and Niagara Falls was far beyond any [...]

Crisis piled upon me heap upon heap, panic, stress, urgent demands. My perspective shrinks to a tightly narrowed focus. Look only at the task at hand, lest I be overwhelmed by the towering burden of responsibility. Step carefully through the minefield. Stumble and the whole thing comes crashing down around me. One step at a [...]

Boy, it has been a long week. I achieved a very successful conclusion to all four of my machines that were due today. One customer spent all day playing with his new machine. It worked flawlessly. Another customer shows up on Monday to take two more of the machines. The fourth ships out next Friday. [...]

Tomorrow’s the day. Crunch time. All deadlines due. Friday. We had a last-minute panic meeting at work after lunch today. People are really feeling the pressure: we finished our half-hour meeting in 45 minutes. Never had a meeting that quick before. For the rest of the afternoon there were six people working on one machine, [...]

I’m in the process of getting new contacts. I’ve put up with the frustrations of poor eyesight for years, and finally decided to take the plunge and do something about it. In case you’re wondering why it’s taken me so long, I have a history of really good excuses. Several years ago I went to [...]