Well, not totally strange lands - we lived in Texas for a while.
Sorry about the lack of production lately.
As some readers know, I am a Senior Partner with a small boutique consultancy but like Liam Neeson in Taken, what I do have is a particular set of skills that include a lot of experience in running oilfield equipment manufacturing and service businesses.
As it turns out, an old friend of mine is the COO of one of the largest companies in this space and the company experienced an unplanned and rapid exit of a General Manager of their largest Western hemisphere manufacturing location, deep down in Texas. We had been chatting about a project in another of their locations, so he called me and asked if I would venture down to the Lone Star State and take over this business for a time.
Our consultancy does this - providing contract executives to companies on occasion, but it is rare that one of the Partners does it. But my friend asked nicely and there was a critical need, so I said “Sure, sign me up!”
Well, that entails a lot of work and travel, ergo the drop in writing output. It didn’t stop the thinking, so I will need to relieve the pressure in my skull by putting thoughts in electronic form pretty darn soon.
My service is a bit open-ended right now, but it looks like it will last into next year. The good thing is that it is beginning to establish a rhythm, a predictable cadence, that will allow me to dazzle you with my infantile mind, obvious observations, junior high humor and cantankerous vulgarianisms!
The stuff happening to President Trump is unprecedented, and I mean like men from Mars landing in Times Square unprecedented.
I have thoughts.
I always want to make sure you get your money’s worth, so what I lack in quality, I will try to make up in volume.
I thank you for reading and spending your valuable time with my writing, watch for the pace of postings to increase.
"dazzle you with my infantile mind, obvious observations, junior high humor and cantankerous vulgarianisms!" ..... You have such a way with words!! I've been trying to think of exactly why I was drawn to your prose .... what qualities kept me coming back for more and made me want to share with all my friends .... and you've nailed it once again!!
I do look forward to meeting you in person soon!!
Yes, what they're doing to our former president, Mr.Trump, I've never seen before. It is beyond unAmerican. And yet, just last night, my educated, smart and accomplished neighbor, said Trump was attempting to become a dictator of America. I just scratch my head.