Battle Sad
This week I’ve heard four different people in different parts of my life talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder. Cold and cloudy days in November might be bringing this on. Plus, our clocks “fall back” this…
Your Plitt Parade
Your Plitt Parade This week I’ve been sharing memories of my first job, as an usher and concessionaire at Plitt’s Woodfield Theaters III & IV. Don’t look for the place. It was ahead of the…
Cruel Hand Lou
Cruel Hand Lou I’m still till talking about my first job at the movie theater that no longer exists. Woodfield III & IV. It’s gone now, replaced by Pier 1 Imports, which is not nearly…
Don’t Yell Minor in a Crowded Theater
Don’t yell minor in a crowded theater Yesterday you caught me reminiscing about my first job, as an usher and concessionaire at Plitt’s Woodfield Theaters III & IV. Don’t go looking for that cinema. It’s…
Origin Story
Have you wondered where to find guidance and direction beyond just being handed a to-do list? Have you ever felt rudderless, needing inspiration and meaningful goals to achieve? Have you felt betrayed or screwed over…
A brief time of history The Plitt Era
A brief time of history: The Plitt Era This week I’m celebrating the 40th anniversary of my first “real” job… as an usher and concessionaire at Plitt’s Woodfield Theaters III & IV. This cinematic showcase…
Your Voice
Your Voice What, MY voice? Thanks for asking. My voice has been favorably compared to an insurance commercial voice-over, a funeral home director, and Mel Tormé (while he was speaking, not singing. I think.). The…
Voorpret
Voorpret! Yesterday I wrote about a couple of my favorite pronounceable acronyms, JOMP (Just one more push) and GELMO (Good enough, let’s move on). I suspect that in another language, those might actually be words….
JOMP versus GELMO
I love marketing. It gives me permission to invent new words. Here are two: GELMO, which means: Good enough, let’s move on. JOMP, which means: Just one more push! They say perfect is the enemy…
How do you do your to do
How do you do your to-do? Yesterday I wrote about my positive attitude toward summer ending and the workload increasing. And it’s true, I do have a positive attitude toward almost everything. And then I…