Can You Hear Me Now?

So, I’m at Starbucks this morning and, though I’m really not a coffee drinker, an iced decaf Americano with a splash of vanilla sweet cream sounded so good given the warm weather.  I marched up to the counter ready the place my order and the clerk walked away without saying a word when it was […]

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What Are You Waiting For?

Last week, memories of my teenage years came rushing back when I overheard one person say to another, “Call me!”  The expression made me both chuckle and wince remembering back to when my friends and I would shout it out to one another as we were parting ways.  It was usually accompanied by a related […]

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Grudge Match

  No doubt, you’ve seen it before – perhaps you’ve even been party to it – two colleagues have a disagreement… negative words are exchanged in the heat of the moment… the relationship is irreparably damaged.  Or, perhaps the scenario was more passive… so-and-so said blah-blah-blah about such-and-such… rumors started… ill-will was fostered… bridge burnt.  […]

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