Hi Everyone, I am new here and not sure, of any guidelines for the blogs, so I hope you will put up with me. I got some news the other day that made me think about my life a career, and for whatever reason I thought I would share it here, maybe for some self-therapy.Read… Read more »
Stocks ended last week on a positive note as the pre-holiday bullish bias seemed to work out. With today’s Inauguration many folks are anticipating a rally based on the hope of change, but it may be too much to ask for. The S&P 500 did make some positive moves late last week but the chartRead… Read more »
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This week, from a tech perspective, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. Morgan is trying to adjust to a daily work schedule after his long holiday break. Mack is trying to stay warm in the -38 degree temperatures in Timmons. Rich spent his week teach a supervisory course at the Norfolk Police TrainingRead… Read more »
Sixty years does not quite reach the average lifespan…. and as such, there are still plenty of folks around who remember Rosa Parks, and Brown vs the Board of Education, and their children remember the aftermath and lived through those times of change. They remember when things were supposedly “separate but equal”… things that folksRead… Read more »
It was an interesting time in the Christmas to New Year break in the West, on one hand the pace slows down operationally but on the other hand more time gets devoted towards thinking a little more strategically. It’s obvious to look at the year gone by to try to assess what was actually achieved,Read… Read more »
My friends I come to you once again with my musings about government and public service. I hope my presentation to you and yours inspires confidence and regard for the work civil/public servants do everyday, including holidays. With that said, I have to ask you; yeah, I’m talking to you, the reader… As a public/civilRead… Read more »
Following up on my post yesterday about networks (which in part serves to fill in my “who is” page), I was reflecting a bit today on what I want to accomplish with my life and how online networks fit into that. I had a good, brief conversation with a close friend and spiritual mentor, andRead… Read more »
I came across @GovLoop’s tweet a couple of weeks ago on Twitter regarding a poll that was taken and discussed in a paper called, “In Public We Trust” I couldn’t help but check it out. I think being one of the few (maybe only) GovLoop members who is not in fact a Government employee, itRead… Read more »
Less than forty-eight hours to inauguration! But before then, I don’t want to let MLK day and the National Day of Service slip past unnoticed. As a federal government employee, service is at the core of my work. And yet, as several participants at a recent Federal Government Workers for Change meeting underscored, the imageRead… Read more »