I’m a storyteller who tries to make sense of everything life throws at us, and maybe even find the humor in things.
Several years ago, I had to stay late at work. I was finishing up a project. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed my boss’ boss, a managing director of the firm, pacing the floor. He was on his cellphone and he looked stressed. He was in a glass walled conference room so … More As plain as day
When I was a kid in elementary school, I would often slur my “r,” “s,” “th,” and “sh” sounds. These sounds require more precise tongue and mouth movements. Many times children haven’t been naturally exposed to these sounds and need to work to build them up. I would get regularly pulled from class to spend … More No “one size fits all” solutions
The Do-It-Yourself home repair guy on the television was connecting two PVC couplings. He cut here, brushed some adhesive there, and voila, it was done in no time. He made it look so simple. To steal a line from Geico, the U.S.-based auto insurance company, it looked “so easy a caveman can do it.” For … More A piece of cake
I’ve had a cold and cough for the past week and a half. I thought it would be short-lived, but it’s been lingering. Every time I think it’s gone, it comes storming back stronger than before. I was taking a few things to control it, but nothing was working. I finally went to the drugstore … More I’ll take the red one
Close to eleven years ago, I was in a new role. Everything was new and different for me. I’ll just say it — I felt out of my league. Many of my peers had more experience and different backgrounds. They dressed nicer and wore expensive jewelry. They were just different than me. When we chatted … More You don’t have to try
Two years ago, I had to travel from Philadelphia to Atlanta. As I waited to get through airport security, two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents stood in front of me. They had just relieved two other agents and were having a deep, animated conversation. It took me a minute, but I figured out easily enough … More A spoonful of honey
I keep threatening to get rid of Facebook, Instagram, and various other social media apps on my smartphone. I open them up and think I’m just going to check on a few posts. When I look up again, I find that I’ve been roaming mindlessly for twenty minutes and can’t tell you a thing about … More Giving technology the heave-ho
From across the office, I saw my manager get up to leave. I sped up to try to catch him. I could tell that the changes he had made to his diet and his exercise program at the start of the year were working because he had already made it to the parking lot. When … More Before you judge
(I wrote this story in October and have kept pushing it back into a corner. It always seemed like the wrong time to run it. I’m thinking now that the story was trying to tell me something. Maybe, it’s a great story to start the new year.) Legendary U.S. Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps won an … More Swimming against the current
I got up from my desk and walked to the office kitchen. I wasn’t really hungry, but I was trying to take my mind off the waiting. I can be as impatient as they come. Unexpected down time tends to eat me up. It doesn’t help when someone has been inconsiderate of my time and … More Talking the same language?
The Heart of the Matter 