Yearly Archives: 2009

Somebody call security!

“Job security” is an oxymoron these days, just like “government intelligence” or “pretty ugly.” You don’t need me to tell you the economy is pretty ugly. And the natural response in these times is to play it safe and keep the boat from rockin’ too much.  Why push for change or take a risk that…

What’s your secret?

I recently lost 25 pounds in just 2 months.  And if you did the same, your friends would ask you “What’s your secret?”  For me the secret was NOT a magical diet or exercise plan.  It was not a fitness coach or state-of-the-art infommercial contraption.  It was not a body-altering or mind-altering drug.   It…

You goaded me into it

I think Goad is a funny last name.  Like many last names, it probably originated with the occupation of my ancestors.  If you look it up, you’ll see that the goad was a sharp stick used to prod reluctant oxen or sheep.  So my Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather may have been a farmer,…