Tis the week after the political blow-up about the separation of families at the US/Mexican border. Public discourse got more heated than it had already been. Even if you tried to avoid the coverage, chances are you
Somehow I didn’t think it would happen this year. I felt a little distracted. Didn’t even have time to think about World Cup Soccer. Didn’t figure it would kick in. And then it did. Kick in. Again. The fever. When you grow up in a soccer nation the fever
Yes, me too. The news of Anthony Bourdain’s suicide stopped me cold in my tracks. And it keeps reverberating. Bourdain’s means of departure has deeply personal echoes for me. Thomas, my younger brother, also left this world by hanging himself.
We’ve been there. Many of us too often. Our employer announces a major organizational change. Seeking more efficiencies. Slashing resources. Merging business functions. Eliminating others. Right-sizing.