The Colorado city which would eventually be renamed after Horace Greeley was a mere 11-years-old when Sill wrote about the king’s son picking up the blunt thing.More
Category Archives: Work
Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend 2021 caps off my first week back after quarantine for my wife’s positive COVID test. And I find myself pensive about nearly a decade in the Oil & Gas industry.More
Anti-Authority Non-Conformist
One of the consequences of being an honest non-conformist is that people who love standardization and so-called normalcy have their attention drawn to me, often with less-than-harmonious, happy effects.More
Book Review: ‘Leadership Strategy and Tactics – Field Manual’ by Jocko Willink
In his latest work, Willink adeptly uses personal and practical examples to drive home and further explain concepts from earlier books which merit emphasis and clarification.More
Making Sense of The Great Resignation
Andrew wants to know what my advice is for people looking to make a career move post-COVID, either now or in the near future. So here we go.More
American Truck Simulator
My son Daniel recently talked me into playing American Truck Simulator with him on our computers, and I have to admit that this is a fun little game. Yesterday morning before going to work, I had saved up enough money to buy my first big rig. And as of last night before bed I had…More
Curbing Careerist Ambitions
LinkedIn told me yesterday that as much as 25% of the workforce in America intends to change jobs now that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. That in conjunction with a conversation I had with a friend who is interviewing for jobs and hates his current one has me thinking back over my working life. I…More
Hostile Work Environments
I have endured some hostile work environments in my time. Let me tell you how I keep my head on straight, even nominally, after several bad experiences.More