Leap Of Faith

I just finished yet another update to that web site of mine. Those editorial pages really take some thought these days. I actually let some of my personal issues spill over onto the editorial for the month. I'm ready to move on to other challenges, and I'm just not sure if I'm ready to give everything up just yet. You see, after a while, you can get into a bit comfortable with your sense of permanence. If I'm going to have any kind of personal and professional growth, I've got to leave my current job, and I've got to leave immediately. The job search has progressed nicely, and I do have my share of leads, but I really need to start focusing on my departure relatively soon. Since it is leap day, it is an appropriate time for me to take that leap of faith, focusing on that career change ahead. See ya.

Daze Of Our Lives

These days, it seems that so little time is given to rest and relaxation. There has been a reversal trend for a lot of us in the private sector. Once upon a time, in a century long since past, a normal work week was in the range of sixty hours. In later years, the work week decreased as low as thirty-six hours in some cases. The U.S. average work week is a little longer than that. These days, my average work week exceeds seventy hours, which is admittedly more than the national average. I'm sure a lot of my traveling colleagues will agree that the work that they do sometimes requires even more time. With all of the marvels of technology, we seem to have created a lot more work for ourselves. I think we all need to just stop and smell the proverbial roses once in a while. That's my soapbox for the day. See ya.

Changing Times

The end begins today. No, this isn't some sort of doomsday type of warning. I'm just starting the interview process heavily this week, and I will hopefully be setting up more as the weeks progress. Yes, I haven't been kidding when I said that the job search was still on. I've been with the same company for quite a while now, and I've seen it grow from a small company to a large corporate entity. We got there through icky corporate acquisition until we finally started being run by a bunch of bean counters, who sucked the life and spirit right out of the company. The search for new employment hasn't been easy, since my last formal managerial assignment was close to ten years ago. I'm also thinking about making an attempt at promotion within my own company, which may force a move back to the east coast. In any event, after my longest stretch of employment, I think it is definitely time for a change, whatever the result. I'll let you know what happens. See ya.

Weekend Routine

Another weekend was lost once again to the rigors of work. I did, however, have some "me" time, though. I slept in on Saturday, and I mean I really slept in. I think I got up around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Then I got a haircut. After that, it was the usual Saturday routine. I stopped by the dry cleaners, where Michelle waited on me. She's been there just about every Saturday for the last year. It's nice to have some consistency in the universe. Then I picked up my mail at my mailbox. After that, it was the good old mound of paperwork. I've really got to get this weekend mountain of paperwork under control. The mountain keeps growing, and every week, I think I'm going to be buried underneath it. On top of that, I had a few things to take care of at work. I almost wound up on a plane to Tampa this evening. It's a good thing I didn't travel tonight, though. Those red-eye flights really age you fast. Anyhow, that's it for now. See ya.