by Gene Sanders | Jul 25, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
Yeah, I admit it. They’re not so bad after all. As long as we’re not discussing an action against one of my clients, I’ve even enjoyed talking with a variety of different transportation Enforcement officers. Occasionally, I learn something new, and often, we find that...
by Gene Sanders | Jul 11, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
I may be old, but I’m not old enough to have watched the television show, Daddy Knows Best. However, as a father, I’d sure like it to be true about me. Unfortunately, there’re several children that could testify eloquently about the number and severity of my...
by Gene Sanders | Jun 27, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
At some time each evening, by telephone if not in person, my wife asks me if I’ve had a good day. And I’m usually baffled about how to answer. I’m sure this will bring me an accusation of over-thinking a simple question but, please consider the following, even if you...
by Gene Sanders | Jun 13, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
Sigh. Those words were often the prelude to a butt-kicking. Although now I am a fairly large man with a shaved head, and no one seems to want to mess with me, as a child I was scrawny, weak, and uncoordinated, so the butt about to be kicked was usually mine. It was...
by Gene Sanders | May 30, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
Using humor while teaching a class can be a tricky proposition. On one hand, it is so easy to offend people these days that most humor is off limits. I used to introduce myself at the beginning of class by saying that you can call me Gene, or you can call me Hey You,...
by Gene Sanders | May 16, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
Half of my family tree has never had any heart trouble. The other side of my family tree never had a male live to age 60 until my father did it, and while some were killed fighting wars, all the others died of heart problems. So, I wonder, which set of genes did I...
by Gene Sanders | May 2, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
I’m not sure where this expression came from, perhaps from when stoning was a societal punishment, but I think I know what it means in these times. It’s basically the same as several other expressions, such as ‘no win situation’, ‘between the devil and the deep blue...
by Gene Sanders | Apr 18, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
Some people go into business to get rich, but not me, and that’s a good thing because this isn’t the best economy for making a living off regulatory compliance. In fact, as I reflect on this third year of my one man business, I realize that in each different year...
by Gene Sanders | Apr 4, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
Theoretically, I’m a SME, a Subject Matter Expert, capitalized and underlined. While not sure of the proper pronunciation of the acronym, it could be Smeh, or Sih-mee, I prefer to think of it as Smee, Captain Hook’s right hand man (or is that left hand man?) of Peter...
by Gene Sanders | Mar 21, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
I like to say that Mother Nature only made a few perfect heads, and the rest she covered with hair. I’m also fond of claiming that high-quality thinking generates electric fields that kill hair follicles. Or maybe you could hear me say that a head full of thoughts...