I have a rule that I don’t run if it’s 25 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. I am not built to run in the wintertime. The cold stress is tough on my body. I have trouble speaking and enunciating in cold air. My facial muscles freeze up, and I slur my words together. I sound drunk…
My cats don’t know that they’re not the center of the universe. I like their sense of entitlement. It suits them. I don’t like losers with low self-esteem, either. My cats know that I have one big philosophy in this house: go big or go live in a trailer park with other cats. So they…
I haven’t been to London for about eight months, which is too long. That’s why I’m headed back for TruLondon15. If you don’t know anything about Tru, it’s an entertaining event where recruiting and HR nerds sit around and talk to themselves about themselves. They discuss how important they are to the entire history of…
My friend Tim is wrapped up in some debate about recruiters and sourcers. When he told me about it, I blacked out int a coma and said, “Maybe we can talk about X-Men vs Justice League or come up with witty #FireflyWouldYouRather tweets when this debate is over.” Jesus. I do know that people get…
I listen to lots of complaints from the HR community about local and state HR conferences. State chapters and councils don’t offer keynote inspiring speakers who have relevant and tangible content. And there’s not enough women. Blah blah blah. On the other hand, state councils and chapters complain that good speakers don’t have content that…
“What the F is this?” That’s what I normally say when I log onto my personal Facebook account. It’s a mix of baby photos, overexposed memes and ridiculous chaos. (So dumb and yet I can’t quit it. Your babies are cute. When cute kids converge with memes, I die.) Last week, I was notified by Facebook that…
The hardest thing about becoming a runner was getting up early to run. Who likes to wake up before the sun? But I live in the south. I have to wake up early before it gets too hot — even in the spring and fall. I’m usually up before 5:30 AM on Saturday mornings. I eat…
I love love. That’s right. I love being in love. I love being loved. I love telling people that I’m in love with them. I love hearing it back. And I love watching love. So it’s pretty convenient that I am attending a lot of weddings, again. I thought this phase of my life would…
A few years ago, I decided to take up stair climbing as a hobby. It seemed like something I could do in a group environment without having to talk to people. (I was right!) I ran up the Empire State Building to beat a disease called Multiple Myeloma, which is a case of cancer that…
I’m not especially strong or athletic. It doesn’t take much for me to take a knee and ask for a break. But I’ve been walking around with a sore groin and a strained pectineus muscle for the past year because I just didn’t know what to do with the pain. I think that most adults…