Musings at Altitude

I made it to the house about 8:15 this morning and before I could even shower and shave my 14 year old was in the door welcoming me and setting the stage for her relentless barrage of “can you get me” and “will you take me”.  She’s actually not that direct…she’s pretty coy about it […]

I’m finishing a week in Alaska…quite a bit of excitement today with the announcement of the Governor here being the selection for the VP slot on the McCain ticket.  There’s quite a bit of anticipation with the excitement, with folks wondering what happens if the unthinkable actually becomes thinkable and she does actually become the VP…wouldn’t […]

One of the dictionary.com definitions for nirvana is “any place of complete bliss and delight and peace”, and I think I’ve found the perfect picture of just such:   This is my 9 day old granddaughter, Audrey Sue, and she sure looks like she’s in a state of bliss and delight and peace!  I’ve been […]

In our organization, we have what we affectionately call “deep dives”, which are meetings with the entire executive team that drill deeply into core issues of the organization.  Over the last two days, we’ve focused on roles & responsibilities, corporate governance and organizational restructuring.  During this meeting, my oldest daughter continuously sent me pictures of […]

I’m back to my travels now and took up my usual position in the Red Carpet Club a couple hours prior to takeoff.  During one of my breaks from work, I went into the men’s room which had recently been remodeled.  After doing my business, I went to the sink and noticed where the bulk of the […]

The Olympics are now officially over, although many of us in the United States will see the final events and the closing ceremonies on NBC long after they have officially ended.  The debate as to how these Olympics compare to the drama and excitement of past Olympics is already starting.  The debate as to how […]

Our incredibly exciting week of welcoming our first grandchild has begun to wind down as our oldest and her new daughter are now at home and the newest member of our family is hungry every hour and a half.  We’re getting back to normal at our house too as we got the yard mowed, Denise […]

As I remain so incredibly awed by the miracle of birth and the beauty of both my daughter and her new daughter, I wanted to pause for just a minute to talk about “team” because we’ve seen so many great examples of teamwork over the course of these Olympics and we see so many cases […]

Audrey Sue made a grand entrance into our family at 12:26 am yesterday morning, weighing 10 pounds and 6 ounces and stretching 22.5 inches in length!  She’s a beauty, but I’m not sure I could have expected anything else from her mother, our daughter, and soon to be perfect mentor for Audrey.  Although this is […]

With the labor going long, my wife is already planning ahead for her stay at the hospital with my daughter while I go home and take care of things at the house.  As she begins listing off the things I need to do, panic is setting in…that’s just not me…she’s the one that does these […]