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February 16, 2017

Here on Lake Wobegone

Uncategorized children, fear, honesty, parenting Leave a comment Maggie

If you are not a fan of Prairie Home Companion you won’t get the reference, if you are then the famous lines are already running through your head: where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children above average. I don’t live in the fictional Lake Wobegone, because…

January 24, 2017

Time Flies, Maybe

Pleasantries change, Lyft, Munchery, personal growth, politics, TaskRabbit Leave a comment Maggie

I live in the Bay Area, on the west coast of the United States. We are the epicenter of new tech. The gig-economy such as it is experienced through our phones was born in my back yard. Not literally, if literally I would be wealthy and possibly not living in the Bay Area anymore. Then…

November 12, 2016

In defense of the Electoral College

Pleasantries choices, Electoral College, politics, responsibility Leave a comment Maggie

I don’t think anyone who knows me would think that I am happy about the election result, but just in case you wonder I will be explicit and say I am not happy about the result. For many, many, many reasons I was (and am) a supporter of Hillary. And I did a little to…

November 2, 2016

Motivating Factors

Pleasantries cats, change, personal growth, pets Leave a comment Maggie

Samson the cat is over 15, no spring chicken in cat years. But he is still spry and active. He manages to jump on the counter when we are not looking and likes to follow along when we walk the dogs. He’s not as fat as he once was and in older cats a little…

October 26, 2016

Nasty Women

Pleasantries Clinton, nasty women, politics, sexism, Trump, work 1 Comment Maggie

I remember being on the phone with a client who was refusing to pay for services that were completed, and delivered, and actually out in market being used. And he said to me, “you know, you aren’t very nice. If you were nicer to me I might want to pay. But I don’t want to…

September 13, 2016

Permanent Ink

Pleasantries acceptance, aging, children, learning, tattoo Leave a comment Maggie

A couple of weeks ago I went with my daughter when she got her tattoo. If you have tattoos you know that what you want to say is “her first” because it’s hard to stop at one, but for now just “her tattoo.” She is 19 and a junior in college living in her own house…

September 5, 2016

Speaking, Standing, Saluting, or Not

Pleasantries 49ers, civil rights, Kaepernick, patriotism, politics, protest Leave a comment Maggie

Maybe you have heard that the presumptive quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers has opted out of standing for the National Anthem. Maybe you have not heard this because you don’t pay attention to quasi-political sports news. It’s rapidly becoming quasi-sports political news but I have yet to see it on the front page of…

August 26, 2016

The Rotation of the Cats

Pleasantries animals, cats, change, children, emotional growth, seasons Leave a comment Maggie

The cats have their spots. When in doubt of their location there are a half dozen of so standard places to check before you need to break out the cookie bag and start shaking it. They have a smaller number of nighttime spots, really only a few but they do a funny thing these cats…

July 25, 2016

Why Process Matters

Pleasantries choices, personal growth, transformation, work Leave a comment Maggie

Want more time in your day, less stress, and to feel more accomplished? There’s a process for that… I tend to write more life opinion and less work focus, but I think developing processes for functioning is really important for everything we do. Note – I didn’t say “routines” though those can be a part…

July 13, 2016

The Stay-Inners

Pleasantries choices, Silicon Valley, Start-ups, truth, work Leave a comment Maggie

For the last two years, in addition to the other work I do, I have been a part of a “start-up.” The word “start-up” seems to be Silicon Valley speak for unprofitable company, or maybe technology based company but I don’t really know what is not technology based anymore. I have a friend who works…

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