No Context For You – January 3rd
Whatever it was, it was patriotic! That first day back at work after nine days off? Wowzers, it’s a doozy! Today I took names. Tomorrow I’ll kick asses. I could be doing this backwards.
View ArticleAl Pacino Cosplay
Rather than our usual Wednesday morning construction meeting with six or seven co-workers and our CEO, this morning we were hosting a big seminar attended by about two dozen other CEOs. I may be old...
View ArticleOne Down, One To Go
The “small” audit is done, with the CAF auditors from Dallas on their way back to Texas. I understand that it’s a part of the business, but I really hate audits. It’s the same thing with any kind of...
View ArticleMy Long Day At Work
It’s time for our annual Builder’s Ball at work, our big fundraising dinner for the year. Y’all have a nice night. I’ll be just a bit busy.
View ArticleGoodbye, March – Don’t Let The Door Hit You In The Ass
In what was a pretty high stress inducing, low stress relief, royal pain in the ass month, there were at the other extreme some pretty good times. There wasn’t a lot of middle ground it seems. Without...
View ArticleWE Build 2017
Last year about this time (not a coincidence) I shared pictures of our annual Habitat for Humanity WE (Women’s Empowerment) Build. This year we once again had something like 300 women out on our Santa...
View ArticleAnother WE Build Lesson
My exercise/smart watch (a Garmin, not an Apple Watch) is very good at bugging me if I’m getting sedentary or not reaching my current daily walking/exercise goals. (Currently at about 8,000 steps per...
View ArticleGroundbreaking
We (i.e., Homes for Families, i.e., Habitat For Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys, i.e., where I work as Director of Finance) have a new housing project that’s getting ready to start. We...
View ArticleGary Gopher
From yesterday’s groundbreaking: I was glad to see the little guy. I figured if he wasn’t too nervous to come out, if his little gopher senses weren’t all a tingle, there probably weren’t any...
View ArticleBack At The Builder’s Ball
The Builder’s Ball is the annual fundraising gala for Homes For Family, where I used to work. (Here, here, and here, plus probably some more.) The key phrase there is “used to work.” What’s up? Well, I...
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