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...
by Gene Sanders | Mar 7, 2016 | From The Porch Swing
I’ve spent most of my professional life as a shipper but I love carriers. Why do I love carriers? Lots of reasons. The best health benefits I’ve ever had at any job paid 100% of the cost of the birth of one of my amazing daughters and my employer was a parcel carrier....
