‘Tis the Season for Peace and Love
Making peace with those we have lost communication with and appreciating family and friends this holiday season.
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The Reunion
It was a beautiful sunny, warm spring evening with the forsythia and cherry blossoms in bloom along the corridors of I95. As I stopped in pockets of traffic a sense of Catholic school panic set in that I would be late for the, yes, 40th high school reunion of the class of 1978. As I reflected silently
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Read moreOde to a Personal Trainer(s)
Vocabulary.com defines Ode as a kind of poem, usually praising something. … An ode is a form of lyric poetry — expressing emotion — and it’s usually addressed to someone or something, or it represents the poet’s musings on that person or thing, as Keats’ ode tells us what he thought as he looked at the Grecian urn. While I
Read moreA Lesson on Patriotism from Lyrics Past
On the eve before election day I had the privilege and honor to attend a free concert by the US Army Field Band. After a very contentious period of Presidential campaigns and more than a year of stressed relationships between different groups of people throughout the country I can’t help but ask “Where has all the American Patriotism gone?” Is
Read moreThank You Linked In for Bringing Me E.B. White, “Here is New York” via Kazakhstan
I barely finished packing my suitcases when the the knock on the door came, the driver arrived earlier than scheduled, it was 3:30am in the morning some 20 years ago, the place Almaty, Kazakhstan. The car, a Lada, a small car that was going to take two people plus the driver and some very large suitcases to the airport.
Read moreGood vs Evil on the Rails
On one of the last few Friday’s left in the summer I decided to leave the office early and catch the 5:53pm train home. As usual, I was running to catch the train and while I was approaching the track, the red lights of the train pulling out of the station were illuminating the track, signaling that I just missed
Read morePeace Across America
The end of June and beginning of July 2016 were dark days in the history of America. I struggled to find a sentiment for a reflection that was not already expressed or shared but finally my thoughts came together. First, and foremost my thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and colleagues of those whose lives were lost
Read moreThe Man on the Platform in the Brown Leather Trenchcoat
For years there has been a man who stands on the train platform waiting for the same train as me. He is an Asian man, maybe 5’2”, small built, groomed black hair and in the fall and winter he wears a long, brown leather trench coat. He stands perfectly straight, in the same spot on the platform by the stairwell
Read morePre-Conceived Bias – From Compliance Officer to Hipster
The financial services industry is highly regulated and those of us who work in compliance are tasked with developing a compliance program that includes advising the business on rules and regulations, providing interpretative guidance, developing policies and procedures, partnering with the business, overseeing and monitoring to ensure compliance with the applicable rules and regulations. Compliance is probably one of the least
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Reflections on the Way to Work 