Some of you know that I’ve been working on a complete reboot of my employer’s website. It’s a project that has been dragging on for about 10 months, delayed several times by changes in the exec team. We now have an approved live date coming up shortly. As a result, I’m eyebrow-deep in proofreading copy I wrote nearly a year ago, reviewing executive comments and suggestions, revising as needed, and compiling a master set of…

I’ve mentioned Mr. PowerTool a few times — the neighbor who spends hours and hours grooming his lawn, usually somewhat early on a weekend morning, with the aid of at least 5 different whiny, motorized devices….  Well, there’s a new baby in the PowerTool house, and we had hoped that the child would distract Mr. PowerTool from his lawn obsession. However, the only change in Mr. PowerTool’s behavior was the time of day at which he manicured…

A blustery day…  Day 6 – 10:03 AM Started my day with a training session in the Motorola Enterprise Mobility Truck, listening to channel partners and fondling the bar code scanners and ruggedized handhelds. Day 6 – 7:28 PM I visit this place way too often. Day 6 – 7:46 PM The No. 1 Spring spectator sport on the Kansas-Missouri state line — watching the weather geeks track the storm hailstone by hailstone as it…

Day 5 of the photo project — another day in the life of a cubicle dweller with a messy home office…  Day 5 – 8:26 am Traffic was going nowhere fast this morning. The afternoon drive wasn’t much better. Day 5 – 6:07 pm This Ford Excursion idled the entire time I was in the grocery store — at least 10 minutes — despite beautiful weather and mild temperatures. I hope the passenger inside was…