Memories, Observations, and Occasional Rants

From Growing up on the Farm in Missouri to Growing Old in Silicon Valley

Ever The Nerd Featured Image Typewriter To Laptop

Career Serendipity

Ever the Nerd

How an addiction to learning new things helped me pick my career stepping stones

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Horse Drawn Sickle Mower

Farm Tales

A Trip to Amish Country

Down a wooded slope, across a stream, and back up into a shining memory

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How I Was Lured To Bass Pro

Career Serendipity

How I Was Lured to Bass Pro

Actually, more like ‘hooked.’ A true moment of serendipity, my first career leap

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How I Know Pigs Think

Farm Tales

How I Know Pigs Think

Sure … scholarly studies of porcine intelligence abound. But I have direct evidence – and no doubt.

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Career Serendipity

Career Serendipity

Career Serendipity

I’ve skipped across the river of work life, from one stepping stone to another

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Career Serendipity

All I Needed to Know About Writing Advertising Copy

It was just seven words. But it was all I needed for a lifetime of discipline – and anecdotes.

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Farm Tales

A Boy and His Skunk

Yes, that’s me, age 14. No, that’s not a kitten or even a puppy. That’s a skunk.

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