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Close call on podium blush

Dude, right before giving a keynote today, I almost walked into the women’s bathroom.  My hand was on the door ready to push it.  I would have done so, had I not heard two women talking right inside (probably conference attendees).

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Water bottle’s 9th life

Of course that even in an in-and-out “helicopter” trip not seeing anybody else, I couldn’t visit the Bay Area and not visit Pancho.  So I parked the car, went across the street, stood in line for about ~5-10 minutes to order and pay, and then I realized I didn’t have …

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Got chocolate?

Last weekend we made a quick in-and-out trip to California to look for a place to live.  We found a place we like and I decided to do a little due diligence around the neighborhood, since it’s near a train.  I went to a coffee shop and got a hot …

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Early for doctor’s appointment

Today my mind must have been elsewhere… more so than usual. First I showed up at the doctor’s office, ready for my appointment which I booked over a month ago.  But I showed up a day early.  The appointment reminder sheet which I handed to the person at the front …

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Redeemed through the storm

After Monday’s miracle keynote debacle, today I redeemed myself After realizing there would be a snow storm overnight, yesterday I drove to a hotel near the airport so I could take my 8am flight to Miami so that I could deliver on my promise to speak at a conference.  At …

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Miracle keynote

Wow, what absentmindedness today!  One of those days. I dropped off Fran & Rich at the airport and then clicked on my phone calendar appointment for my GPS o take me to the address where I was giving a keynote that afternoon.  It surprised me that it was in Dallas, …

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Hammering the driveway

My clever wife used a hammer (since we don’t have a shovel or a water hose) to clear our driveway of ice so we could get our car out. It worked! and we couldn’t have taken the car out with the ice sheet that was there.  New use for a …

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