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I just peed my pants. Well not literally, that would be gross, but I am that excited. I just finished a GREAT lunch meeting with the man I hope will be my next boss. The 78-minute meal flew by in about seven seconds, at least for me. I warmed up with a reference to his favorite baseball team, then quickly got down to business. On page 19 of "How to Get a Job through Comedy" it says when you get an audience with the Pope, don't waste too much time on "a rabbi walks into a bar" jokes. Several times during our discussion, he said "that's a really good point." Not, that's a good point, but that's a REALLY good point. Wow! Yes I realize it is way too early to get excited, but hey, at this point in the poker tournament, I'm all in. If nothing comes out of this, I will be no worse off than I was yesterday. My favorite Dylan quote of all-time just could be, "when you ain't got nothin, you got nothin to lose...

I’m not sure yet if that's a light at the end of this unemployment tunnel or a locomotive train, but one thing for sure... ...this is going to be a VERY important week for me. Tomorrow I am headed east for two days of meetings with a company that I am VERY excited to be meeting with. CAPITALS can be VERY effective. Day 1 is with a bunch of executives and the head of human resources. Day 2 is with the President of the company. I hope I have two clean white shirts. From my standpoint, this process is simple. They say, “would you ____?” and I say “YES!”. Ok, maybe the blank part is important (and maybe it isn’t). The other twist in my week started today with some email dialogue with a local company. Last week they posted a job that speaks right to my background. If it was 10 years ago. I felt kinda dirty today pitching my “25 years of experience”, “relentless work ethic” and “passion for the business” as something they could definitely find valuable. Sales h...

When my father passed away nearly eight years ago, I lost a lot. I lost a friend, a father, a fan, but most of all I lost a voice of reason. Many of our conversations included nothing but sports and “how are you”, but somehow I ALWAYS walked away learning something. I learned that reading an online newspaper wasn’t as informative as getting the ink on your hands. I learned that non-fat frozen yogurt was good for you, but ice cream wasn’t. But most of all, I learned about life. One of the many lessons that I still use to this day is when there is a big decision to be made, take a piece of paper and write the good things in one column and the bad things in the other. Majority wins. Well, it’s not always that simple, but it sure does make sense. In the last eight years, I’ve had several opportunities to apply his words, even without being able to hear his voice. A month after he died, I was offered a job to work for his old company. It would’ve meant relocating, my wife leaving...