Siftings
Jan
29
Craig’s Friday Countdown Office Books
Not saying these are my favorite books. That’s easy to prove because P.D. Eastman’s canine day in the life masterwork isn’t number one. Am I the only one always surprised about where the dogs end up while reading Go Dog Go?
Am saying the lack of a television affords sufficient evening hours...
Jan
26
Little Dog / Big Dog
There are days when you wrestle words together into something resembling a sentence and a tinge of satisfaction results.
More to follow on Friday, but there also are days / nights when you come across a sentence ... sometimes a paragraph ... a couple times in a lifetime an entire book ... and...
Jan
25
Mailbag
An unopened letter falls out of one of the books. I’m unpacking books from boxes onto my office shelves and, suddenly, it’s April 21, 1984. Charles H. Russell wants his money. Not his money, really, but the student loan money he is demanding on behalf of the bank. Mr. Russell is (was) the...
Jan
24
Steps
No Bulldogs are puking. That’s a plus (more here). Garland Ranch Regional Park is a shorter drive from home than TouVelle Stadium was, and there’s only the eight railroad tie steps leading from the parking lot to the starting point for fifty miles of trails. There’s 1,800 feet or so of elevation...
Jan
21
Taking Leads
Cindy Loo Who stops by. Or, at least, someone who looks just like her. A four or five year old girl peeks her head into the door, interrupting a conversation. She has locked onto the candy dish, as kids are wont to do. She looks at the candy dish, looks at me, and I give her the nod. It’s the...
Jan
19
1.19.16
Anonymous doesn’t work. It was early on in the Davenport experiment and there was a "team-building" meeting facilitated by the guy who did the strategic planning song and dance each year. We were all supposed to write down something we would say to someone on staff as an anonymous observation. ...
Jan
15
Craig’s Friday Countdown Visitors, Week 1
The open door policy is not just a policy – it’s an actual practice. This takes some (most?) folks by surprise, but not my favorite visitor in my first week. Before I get to him, let’s countdown everyone else who walked in the door.
Actually, let’s just say everyone else is tied, in second...
Jan
11
Uncaged
“Hang on back there.” I say it out loud and I’m not sure why. It’s past one in the morning on some curve after curve downslope between Barstow and Bakersfield. The Jeep is lashed to a trailer screeching and shrieking like a death metal (death metal fatigue in this case) band as it swivels and...
Jan
01
Craig’s Friday Countdown 2016 Resolutions
3. Apple a day.
2. More windshield, less rear-view mirror.
1. Get to the bottom of how Mr. Crabs' daughter Pearl is a whale.
Dec
30
Life Buffs Out
First tweet.
Second key to a city.
Thank you, Mayor Gluba.
Thanks all, who contributed to Davenport's success.
