Culture Club
I love Southwest Airlines. I always have and I always will. Does anyone remember the $29 Fun Flights? That was back in the early to mid 1990’s and that was when I was introduced to travel! Sure, it was just to Dallas or San Antonio but it might as well been Paris as far as…
Someday Syndrome
Life is short. How many times have we heard this? Or the story of the guy on his deathbed. What does he say? “I wish I could have spent one more day at the office?” Of course not! He thinks about the family he could have taken better care of or spent more quality time…
Incoherent Meltdown Blog
I wrote a nasty blog today about how I think bumper stickers are stupid. It was angry. I tore down the family stick figure stickers that the soccer moms love to the Calvin peeing on something stickers that garnish the Ford F-150’s, to ignorant political stickers. It was mean and written with a lot of…
Soccer Moms…Oh Precious Ones
Back to school, back to chaos. What can be worse than having no time to do anything except survive? Oh yeah…I know what is worse! Getting a visual of an over-enthusiastic soccer mom! A soccer mom is a middle-classed woman that drives an SUV or minivan. Her kids are perfect because she doesn’t have a…
If LOVE is the Answer, Could You Rephrase the Question?
I’ve been in love a lot. It started with my fourth grade teacher, Mr. Jones and pretty much occurred every year thereafter. Later in tenth grade and beyond, I am pretty sure I confused my love with lust most of the time. Most people do! It is difficult to differentiate the two when you feel…
A, B, C, and Double D
In 1986, Life was good. Ronnie Reagan was President (Oh how I miss him), Bon Jovi gave Love a Bad Name and the best movie of the year, “Pretty in Pink”, was playing at Admiral Twin. Do you remember the plot?. Andie is an outsider at her high school and lives on the wrong side…
Today is the Tomorrow We Worried About Yesterday
What a week of woes! Worry, stress and anxiety have been at the front of just about everyone that I have had contact with. I enjoy sharing with others my favorite saying….”Never let them see you sweat!” I use this with students, instructors our managers and anyone else that will listen to my ramblings. I…
Despicable T
As a kid and until I was a young teenager, I was an energetic Kleptomaniac. I used to steal a lot of stuff and I never knew exactly why I did it. I thought for a long time that I was just a regular, run-of- the mill shoplifter but eventually figured out that I did…
What About Bob?
I often get asked about what it’s like to be a CEO. I have to admit that I am not very good at responding….for I have a lot of mixed feelings as it pertains to the actual title and understood expectations. Technically; I didn’t really apply for this job nor did I even qualify. I…
TGIM: What the hell?
Call me old fashioned as a GenXer, but I am very fond of Fridays. TGIF is and will always be my motto. I don’t get this agenda for TGIM—Thank Goodness it’s Monday—even though amazingly successful companies such as Southwest Airlines adopt this creed. Dr. Kevin Kirk, President of our college’s comes from the same philosophical…