All peopled out

I love people. I really do. Friendly ones and “stay off my lawn” ones, chatty ones and quiet ones, me-first ones and helper ones — the world is full of many different types and I like them all. However, my internal gas gauge is running on fumes. The gauge is placed firm on the E... Continue Reading →

January 12, 2024

A wall of silence

I put on my best poker face and forced myself to look straight ahead. I was on camera during the meeting and willed myself to keep my mouth shut. The senior executive on the other end of the video conference looked back and waited a long time before he saw that I wasn't going to... Continue Reading →