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How is Your Filter?

We have a maintenance contract with an HVAC company to service our air conditioning unit and furnace twice a year – in the spring and fall. During each of those visits, the technician removes the old system filter and replaces it with a clean one.… Read More »How is Your Filter?

Listen Up

I had just transferred from a managerial position to one in which I served as a special assistant to the head of a large directorate. My boss, Molly we’ll call her, was charismatic and mission-driven. My job was to support her in whatever way she… Read More »Listen Up

Mom Loved the Mummers

My mom, Ethel, was born in 1920 and raised in a 3-story North Philly row home that was inhabited by various members of her extended German-American family. As a young adult, she met my father when he threw a snowball at her. (And no, he… Read More »Mom Loved the Mummers

Wisdom from a ’63 LeSabre

Back in the 60s in Philly, we had limited television viewing choices – ABC, CBS, NBC and public broadcasting on channel 12, with UHF stations just being launched.  I loved TV and thus watched a lot of shows that were not of the highest quality,… Read More »Wisdom from a ’63 LeSabre

What Makes a Great Supervisor

Over the years, I have had nearly thirty different supervisors. As I shared in a previous post, they had varying impacts on my life and career. Luckily, my very first supervisor, Danny, displayed to me many of the characteristics that go into being a successful… Read More »What Makes a Great Supervisor

Splinters

1983 was a big year for me.  I completed my graduate work in library and information science, was selected for an internship at the Library of Congress, and with Barbara moved to the suburbs of Washington.  1983 was also a big year for Tom Cruise.… Read More »Splinters

An Unfortunate Series of Events Involving Two Hungry Cats, Their Food, a Fill-In Cat Watcher and a Kitchen Appliance

Andy and Barney were cats from the same litter – brothers whom we named after the sheriff and deputy from Mayberry. They were born together, nursed together, then adopted together to our home. They did just about everything as a pair and appeared to like… Read More »An Unfortunate Series of Events Involving Two Hungry Cats, Their Food, a Fill-In Cat Watcher and a Kitchen Appliance