Category Archives: Theme Song Thursdays

The current state of the job market is testing a lot of us. We were taught that if we worked hard and waited our turn, we, too , could have a life of luxury. But, somehow, we now find ourselves working harder than ever for less and less. My friend the communistHolds meetings in hisContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Soak up the Sun!”

Some days I wonder what we’re doing. Running from task to task, chasing the next big thing, no time to be thoughtful, only the relentless press to go, go, go. Someday at Christmas men won’t be boysPlaying with bombs like kids play with toysOne warm December our hearts will seeA world where men are freeContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Some Day at Christmas (Holiday Edition)”

Today’s song is dedicated to all of the little guys who ran for office on Tuesday. The ones who stood up, stood proud, and actually did something to make change in their communities. Whether you ran for school board, city council, or dog warden, we thank you for your dedication to making our world aContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Comeback Kid (Post Election Edition)”

We made it. It’s the end of the year. We scrambled and rushed and sacrificed, answering emails when insomnia found us at 2am, creating slide decks at the breakfast table, and calling into project status meetings from our idling minivans in the school pickup line. And now we receive our hard earned reward: a smallContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

We spend so much of our precious time and energy on our work. Forty hours per week (often many more), plus late nights checking our emails and early morning conference calls. We respond to Teams messages during our toddlers’ bath time, sneak a peak at our emails during our teenagers’ basketball games, and scroll throughContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: December Again!”

It’s a rainy Tuesday before Thanksgiving here in Ohio. And all around us, people are struggling. Many are laid off, unemployed for a year or more, while everything from groceries to gasoline to housing and health insurance is becoming more and more expensive. Still others are feeling lonely, isolated, and dejected as real human interactionContinue reading “Theme Song 𝖳̶𝗁̶𝗎̶𝗋̶𝗌̶𝖽̶𝖺̶𝗒̶𝗌̶ Tuesdays: Somewhere over the Rainbow”

These days, its seems like the harder we try, the less we get. All our lives we were told, over and over (and over) again that if we just did things the right way, in the right order, success and happiness would follow. Welcome to the real worldShe said to me condescendinglyTake a seat, takeContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: No Such Thing!”

If you grew up in a small rust belt town during the offshoring frenzy of the the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, you learned early that success (and maybe even survival) was predicated by your ability to get the heck out of dodge. We were told that if we studied hard, went to college, and movedContinue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: Who Says You Can’t Go Home”

If you’re still hanging on in a toxic job, chances are high you are surrounded by zombies. 💀 You know, the ones who have given up, sold their souls to a company that is gradually stripping them of their worth, their self esteem, and their lives. It happens bit by bit, but before you knowContinue reading “📻 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: ‘𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭!”