What the heck am I doing here?

For those of us of a "certain age", this should oughta be my theme song, especially around the holidays.I remember seeing this live, loved Johnny, and love Bette (she's just so cute).  And I've always enjoyed a good self-deprecating bit.Personally, I miss a show like Johnny Carson used to put tog...

Allright, it's only Global Unplug Day.The concept is simple.  We spend waaaay too much time on our devices.  In front of our cell phones, our ipads, our laptop computers, our televisions sets, blah, blah, blah.We are supposed to pledge to set them aside, and set an example for our progeny and the...

I think Bob "RealMan" Timm may have accidentally outed our ARMS.  The other day, Richie Alan Naggar was waxing poetic about who ARMS might be.  I think it was just a mental exercise... he was sitting in his car, and a long train was going by, and he had nothing to do with his time, so his mind wa...

Your mission will be sent to you through the internet.Through the internet, you say?Yes.Why through the internet?You understand the need for secrecy in this mission, don't you?  The balance of mother Russia rests in our hands.Yes, I understand.When the time comes, I want you to go to a website ca...

Ain't no logical reason.  Everything is fine, and things are going well.  Nothing is wrong, but I ran across this on the Information Superhighway's Interwebs, and it spoke to me.It spoke to me loudly enough that I felt it was worth sharing for anyone who needed to hear it today.What does this hav...

I've seen this video a few times, and it crossed my screen again this morning, so I thought it was time for me to share it.It's charming, surprising and a bit uplifting.  Don't worry, it's a short clip, but I think you'll enjoy it.Michael Bublé gets caught up in a conversation, at one of his conc...

Many years ago, my family and I were hiking a campground trail, when we saw an animal skittering through the underbrush in an attempt to escape this oncoming family loudly trampling the trail.  It skittered off the trail and climbed a tree.We had no idea what it was and we were fascinated by it. ...

Now and then we have a client who asks us why buildings (especially those larger buildings) are required to have fire protection sprinkler systems.Well, this is why.  Here we have a 1970's 25-story building, on the south side of Chicago (Harper Square coop building), that is currently (and I mean...

I had to complete some of my continuing education today.  As part of my ethics requirement, I attended my bi-annual Professional Standards Training.Usually, these courses are a revisiting of a lot of stuff that I already know, and a bit of a four-hour snooze fest.  But there was a section that in...

I love animals... well, most of them.  But full transparency, I'm not really a horse person.  Not because I don't love them, I find them regal and beautiful, but I've really ever spent much time around them. No regrets, and I'm not bitter about it, just a fact.I do love me a little Meaghan Traino...