Are you a perfectionist or a good enoughist? “There is never enough time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over.” — Jeff This topic came up for me during a simple repair. Years ago, Jeff installed an exterior garage door LED night-sensing light. Sometimes, on entering the garage and turning on the overhead light we would hit the wrong switch and unknowingly turn it off. The next night the light is not on. To…
You would think that anyone accepted to a reputable college would have good English skills. No so! Here is a short collection of actual chief complaints written by students on their intake form in Student Health. You decide!
Finally finished a Todo when I got a Round Tuit Advents were a popular, top-of-the-line stereo speaker in the 1970s produced by Henry Kloss, the inventor of the acoustic suspension loudspeaker. In addition to founding the Advent Corporation in 1967, he also founded Acoustic Research and KLH. Upon starting internship and residency in 1976 at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, I became interested in them and with my first salary (a whopping $13,000 a year for a 60 to 80-hour workweek) I…
“It seems the overriding qualification for solo sailing is advanced age, being a paid-up member of the Last Chance Brigade. Time is running out as the years of procrastination accumulate towards a crisis. Grandpa, casting off the responsible years of family and school fees, enjoys a financial second wind. The prospect of dying and not knowing becomes more scary than the prospect of going.” – Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This great quote from Andrew Evans describes not just solo…