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2018 June

Diary of a Drywaller: Chapter 6

One Summer Night – Capitola Pier, 1972. The full moon poured through what appeared to be a white hole in the starry night sky. A silhouette of two figures, my wife and I, stood leaning...

2018 May

Diary of a Drywaller: Chapter 5

Union Apprenticeship, 1970–1974. Let me tell you a few more tales of woe from my past as an apprentice. I leave you these bits and pieces of history in order to document them and share...

2018 April

Diary of a Drywaller: Chapter 4

The Apprentice? 1970–1974: I was just a kid. Barely 18. I didn’t have much, if any, discipline. As I’ve already admitted, a high school dropout. I didn’t do things the way they should be done,...

2018 March

Diary of a Drywaller: Chapter 3

Preface to Union Apprenticeship, 1970–1974: Last month I promised you an earful on this topic. That is my deliverable. Easy enough. I have a mouthful of things to say. Consequently, I hope to leave you...

2018 February

Diary of a Drywaller: Chapter 2

Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks as we now know it, is no stranger to hardship. At 7 years old his father broke his ankle at work. In his words, they lived on the “other...

January 2018

Diary of a Drywaller: Chapter 1

Here we go again. Another adventure. Together we will explore the otherwise uncharted. We are about to embark upon a venture into the unknown and unexplored. You and I are going to consider the back...

2017 December

Diary of a Drywaller, 1968–2018

We are going to cover an abbreviated version of 50 years. Fifty years of lessons learned, failures and accomplishments. Some may find this article in large part a rehashing of my last two articles; I...

2017 October

Management = Inspiration and Perspiration (Part 1)

When it comes to work, whatever your job is, there is no substitute for loving what you do. It is commonly understood that the following age-old saying it true: “If you love what you do,...