Author: jinksto

Sometimes corporate policies aren’t always thought through completely.  A recent requirement at work was that all sites must have an evacuation plan.  This is a good thing, yeah?  I agree until you recall that I work from home and that

… in your thoughts on the forefathers intent with regard to one Nation under God. George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation: Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to

  This weekend was a blast… literally.  Some friends from Chicago that work with Rob were in Charlotte on business.  They decided to stay an extra day and hang out.   Since Rob is the local, that left him playing entertainment

  I want a t-shirt please…     Thanks Navesink for the idea.     … Share: …

An interesting question popped up over lunch yesterday.  How do you explain to young men what it means to be a man.  I, of course, instantly fell back into an old comfort zones.  Being a man is driven by your

I wake up and my shoulder is cold.  Damn cold.  The rest of me, however, is toasty warm snuggled into several blankets so I wriggle a bit and get the shoulder in too.   The bed is soft and I am

I’m laid back in my LaZBoy recliner.  My feet are kicked up and I’m juggling data back and forth across three huge monitors.  The monitors are decked out in my favorite Red and Blue which means that I’m at work

  I had a friend in Illinois mention that he was all for the second amendment but didn’t think it was safe for “just anyone to be able to buy a gun” as it works under current law. Really? After

It’s 9:30 at night.  I’m driving home without really thinking about driving.  I just sit back in the comfortable seat and make the truck go where it needs to go.   I’m not hungry because Ms. Tracey fed me red beans

About 12 years ago I got a brand new Bass Tracker bass boat.  It was the first real boat that I had ever owned and we spent many many days on the lake playing with it. One evening while tooling