On Puzzles…

I like to work jigsaw puzzles when the weather prohibits being outside. From November through at least January, there is one on a card table by the fireplace waiting for my attention. Charles and I stop from time to time to add a piece, or we will spend hours bent over it trying to finish. Our grandson, Marcos, loves to[…]

On Hope…

I once had a boss who loved to use the phrase “Hope is not a strategy” to shut down coworkers during status meetings. If a team member used the word “hope,” as in “we hope this new campaign will…” or “we hope the new pricing will…,” he would interrupt with, “Hope is not a strategy.” While I never contradicted him[…]

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