Win-win, elucidated

A co-worker sent me a message about splitting up some work between us and called it a “Divide and Concur” process. I love this, because it’s not about bludgeoning the work into submission, but more about separating the work between us and coming to an agreement. It’s all about accentuating the positive.

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karma…a true story

Jilly sez:

so i’m driving billy to work today and had my old driver’s license with me – finally getting around to making the name change on my social security card. my old license was one of those rare ones with a great picture. smiley, good hair day, etc. as we were pulling out of [...]

Still Life with Potatoes

A couple of potatoes that I found on the counter, basking in the morning light. The interplay of vegetable, light, and shadow made for a stirring tableau, rendered here for everyone’s enjoyment.

I don’t want to say any names

…but someone fell fast asleep on the couch today.

Musical Duncan

Strengths 2.0

I recently re-took the Clifton/Gallup strengths assessment survey, and oddly enough I got almost exactly the same results as I did with their v1 test about 2 years ago. The only difference is in the #5 slot, where I have maximizer now instead of adaptability.I suppose this means their test is consistent or at least [...]

Five Alarm Cheese Sammich

Every now and then Jilly and Jake have a day out, and I get a photo like this. Jake munching away on lunch in a fantastic getup like this.

As for work, it brightens part of my day to get a photo like this in the mail, until I realize I have another 5 hours [...]

Dirt Fight!

Duncan says: “You shoulda seen the other guy!”

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