Archive for December, 2007

Bring on 2008
Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Our county has a regional radio station with announcers doing yeoman’s duty in diverse shows. One show is a garage sale where listeners offer items for sale. The on-air talent keeps it interesting, and it is a welcomed pause from free radio.
One day, the announcer got confused while trying to keep everything on track. He used [...]

Rookie mistake #2
Friday, December 28th, 2007

Thinking everything I post must be prose.
My writing style is 20 minutes of writing and 120 minutes of rewriting. I keep going back in to rephrase or revive or restructure the piece. I guess I worry too much about petty details. Got to work on this.
I’ll not overlooking the fact it’s taken me a lifetime to [...]

The life of a salesman
Monday, December 24th, 2007

January 2 is a landmark day if your job is in sales.
On this day, you know how good your past year was. Also by this day, you know how much better your next year needs to be.
Our employers call out for more sales because sales are pivotal to growth. They know new years will bring increased costs- each [...]

I like this being sixty-two.
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Being sixty-two feels right.
To get here, I’ve traveled through other life milestones. Eighteen brought the draft and forced maturity- not a lot but some. At twenty-one, I could both drink legally and vote responsibly.  I went full tilt into the former but delayed gratification on the latter.
 After twenty-one, the birthdays with zeroes act as way-stations. Thirty, Forty, Fifty mixed accomplishment [...]

Rookie mistake #1
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

The daughter is visiting for Christmas and told me I need to blog three times a week to keep people interested. Ooops! Got to tighten up my game.
Okay, I have one nearly ready so I’ll finish it and post it today.
Thanks.