I recently took a mini road trip with a colleague who needed a ride as well as a shoulder to cry on about coworker conflicts. I can empathize. I have a fair amount of experience with people who can masquerade as well-adjusted adults in every other setting but the office, where they’re likely to pair […]
We have been doing it all wrong
“Nothing against the way you and dad did things, but …” When a conversation with one of my kids starts like this, it’s time for my poker face. Whatever he has to say is likely to conjure up an “oh reeeaaally,” followed by a “let me tell you a thing or two about a thing […]
Think YOU can mess with Texas? A mini Houston tour recap.
Houston folks may have thought their little ol’ convention center was in the middle of a billion dollar (yes, I did say billion … with a b) renovation. That was before I got there. Subsequent to an inopportune brush with fate and my big fat elbow, they’re going to have to add another couple hundred […]
Searching for the perfect icebreaker
I’m supposed to come up with an icebreaker for an upcoming workshop, and all I can think of is … beer pong. I’m not big into icebreakers, something to which anyone who’s ever thrown me any kind of shindig can attest. For about as long as I can remember, my main party requirement has been […]