Category Archives: Invisible Fist
Broadcast Debut
In a work conversation a several months ago, I used the term “Popeye Moments” to describe feelings of exasperation, where screaming Popeye the Sailor’s catchphrase “That’s all I can stands and I can’t stands no more,” seems like an appropriate … Continue reading
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Undefeated
It’s a curious thing that, for the majority of my life, Super Bowl weekend has caused me to wonder about the health of a person whom I’ve never met, and likely won’t ever meet. This all began at the age … Continue reading
My Favorite Things
It was a wickedly cold morning when I walked a few steps from my Ravenswood apartment, and was fortunate that there was a 145 bus, idling at the nearby stop. One of the perks of living where I did, near … Continue reading
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Tagged Brubeck, Bus, Chicago, Coltrane, CTA, Flute, My Favorite Things, Take Five, Winter
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Cold Call
“Hi, This Is Scott” In the go-go period of 1995-1999 (the Dot.Com era) everybody was in a hurry to do something “internety” Salaries were inflated and an incalculable number of companies sprouted up and their only value proposition is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Dot.com, Gut, McDonald's, Recruiting
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