On Friday, an email arrived from one of my staff. It was a singing e-card for Bosses Day. My awesome team then took me out for sushi. Did I know it was Bosses Day? Nope. But it sure was a nice surprise.Which got me thinking. About being a boss. And how, now that I amContinue reading "Positions of power"

God love David Sedaris. The man is on a 36 day tour of 37 cities (or maybe it's the other way around), and after speaking for more than 90 minutes, he is likely STILL sitting in the lobby of Walton Arts Center, signing books, chatting with people, brightening their rainy evening.Which is why it painsContinue reading "Why book signings are not all they’ve cracked up to be"

...and the good mood I was in yesterday has gone the way of the sunshine.It's raining like cats and...well...really hard tonight. We had tornado sirens going off and everything. I confess that seeing all the facebook status updates about friends hunkering with their families in hallways and basements made me sad that I was byContinue reading "The Red Sox are losing…"

I'm swearing off serious posts for a while. Time to get the funny back. Therefore...For those who remember Tad and Fritz, the ducks in my pond, I have depressing news to report. Their attempts to conceive have come to naught. If you want to have a bit of fun, give some thought to the conceptContinue reading "Back to the funny…"

Today's blog is about books and authors - two very different authors from different genres, yet strangely connected.Last night, while I was watching a TIVO'd version of NCIS: Los Angeles, a bunch of terminology about Navy SEALs was bandied about. Coincidentally, I knew what Hell Week and swim buddy and BUD/S meant, because I'd literallyContinue reading "From Navy SEALs to Alex Cross"