Right before I left for my business trip, a large box arrived at my house that contained the guitars that shipped from my cousin, John.  John is the owner/operator of a business called Custom-Relics that creates guitars inspired by famous artists or customized just for you.  Since I run his website for him, he made [...]

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Today I made the conscious decision to approach an important meeting in a collaborative way instead of a confrontational way.  I was the only technical voice in the room from our side so I explained my case, why it was beneficial for those involved, and we walked out with a simple and mutually beneficial design [...]

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I’ve decided to change the format of my goals for 2012.  Instead of an enumerated out list, I’m going to have a goal statement with actions that I will revisit on a semi-regular basis.  To start I will state the goal, give a little background, and set an actionable task that I can achieve.  The [...]

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I sit here, writing this blog during the very last moments of my vacation.  Work begins anew for 2012 tomorrow and I am optimistic for a change.  I know generally how tomorrow will go: a huge backlog of emails, followed by confirming travel plans and expectations for my trip to Nebraska tomorrow night, and with [...]

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Personal Have a baby.  We’ve got a pretty good jump-start on this one.SUCCESS!  In case you’ve been living under a rock, Eve Marie Dalcher was born on March 23rd.  She is awesome, and here is a photo album to prove it. Give more.  Tasha and I aim to give 5% of our income to charity [...]

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