Welcome Back My Tres Charmante Passengers: Cheers. Santé Me and my cheesy grin are actually hiding behind a mask at the SFO United lounge as Finn (my 17 year old) and I wait to board our 1:55 flight to Nice via Frankfurt. It’s bittersweet to be here again after four…

Welcome Back My Privileged Passengers: Are you barely hanging on these days? Struggling to find the joy at a time when the world seems to be crumbling? Feeling guilty for living your life and momentarily forgetting the onslaught of bad shit happening seemingly every five minutes? If so, you are…

During any system selection or vendor selection process, you will inevitably be dealing with some sort of contract negotiations. This may include negotiating master agreements, detailed statements of work, and for systems, project planning. Do not ignore the red flags during the contract process. No matter how far into the…

This is George (full name Good Boy George) and he went on his first camping trip this past weekend in Sonoma County and he did splendidly. We are now fans of HipCamp.

For those of you complaining about the posts re the Roe v Wade reversal decision, saying that these posts do not belong on LinkedIn, you are seriously mistaken. The SCOTUS decision will have major negative impact on businesses and the economy. Women (a term I will use for simplicity sake…

If I had only three days in Paris, I know exactly what I would do (assuming everything was open on these days…check the websites for hours of operation and other restrictions). Day 1: Flying in from California and arriving at CDG at 10 AM, the first stop is always lunch…

Welcome Back My Resistant Passengers: This is going to be a tough summer for me. Finn is chomping at the bit to leave the nest and I am desparately holding on to them. As my friend Jacqueline said when we went through this with our first kids three years ago…

Welcome Back My Funky Passengers: I have been in a major funk the last few months. …

Welcome Back My Progressive Passengers: Finn is back! And officially a high school graduate? Why the question mark? Finn finished all their classes in December so was technically a graduate at that point, but then there were the ceremonies. Once you walk across the stage, is it official? Well, Finn…