Fear and Loathing of the Dreaded PTO (Reprised)
Gonna have a fine vacation. I’m gonna take my problem to the United Nations…—Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues It’s been more than a couple of years since I introduced the “vacation blues” to these...
Gonna have a fine vacation. I’m gonna take my problem to the United Nations…—Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues It’s been more than a couple of years since I introduced the “vacation blues” to these...
Might as well jump … — from “Jump,” words and music by Van Halen Judging from all the many columns I’ve written about estimators, you would have to conclude that we are a...
Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end…—Gene Raskin I have no problem admitting that I frequently indulge in periods of pleasant nostalgia. It’s partly my nature to wistfully enjoy...
If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do …—Jim Croce, from “Time in a Bottle” At the close of my last column I committed to...
You run to catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking …—Pink Floyd (from “Time”) It was about this time of year some 25 years ago that I landed my first stint as...
A few years ago, you, a successful exactimator, surrendered to the clarion call of your entrepreneurial spirit and started up your own commercial drywall business. This was no impulsive decision. You worked for a...
“Half breed,” how I learned to hate the word…—by Mary Dean & Al Capps (sung by Cher) Well, it seems we have come to an unwelcome but familiar crossroads in which the state...
Can you feel it? Astute wall and ceiling contractors can. It’s coming as sure as death and taxes, and it’s right around the corner. Whether it will be a full-blown recession or a “soft...
You take what you need and leave the rest.—“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” If the sentiment from Robby Robertson’s preceding line resonates, it should. This mindset derives from a fairer time...
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