The velvet-lined rut

I’ll start with a disclaimer. I am a privileged Silicon Valley executive with no grounded reason to complain. I have my home, my family (our adult kids came home) and a living that creates a comfortable lifestyle. So don't feel sorry for me. But here I am, in the middle of a global pandemic, back in lockdown in a state where the infection numbers are going in the wrong direction, turning sixty today. Wow - that's a big number. I'm not afraid of it, but as I look back on the [...]

By |2020-07-16T15:29:21-07:00July 16, 2020|My Personal Journey|Comments Off on The velvet-lined rut

On turning Fifty Five – Am I halfway there yet?

Turning 50 five years ago seemed like a big deal at the time. When I wrote the post Fifty is Just a Number Isn't It?  in July 2010 I was musing on the minefield that the fifties looked like to me, and the challenges of aging, without having a clue what was actually going to happen and what it was going to feel like. Now, turning 55, navigating my way through the minefield, I find myself wondering if I am halfway there - and if so halfway to what? Maybe [...]

By |2017-12-13T06:35:32-08:00July 21, 2015|My Personal Journey|0 Comments
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