I'm not sure if this is just a Midwestern thing, but in the summer a lot of companies have "summer hours". Usually it means that there's some sort of abbreviated schedule on Fridays. Like everyone leaves the office (remember, this has been around well before working from home) after lunch. My guess is that it stemmed from people around here understanding that the summer weather was a precious commodity. "Let's get the work done in February when it's 14°. Now is the time to go grill out and have a High Life." This year it's taken on an even greater impact as people are trying to get out on vacations that they couldn't while locked … [Read more...]
The Monday Morning Mash-Up – Trainwrecks, Pockets, and the New Year
Happy New Year! Now that we have a few days of space between us and 2014, let me ask you: how would you rate it? Are there some areas of opportunity or did you accomplish what you wanted? No matter which it is, though, you get another chance. This year, 2015, is the one that matters. One of the best and worst parts of performing as a musician was that every song had an ending. When you had a song that was hopelessly off course and everything was going horribly wrong (we called those trainwrecks), you knew it would eventually be over. There was always a chance for redemption in the next song. And as a drummer, sometimes I would find … [Read more...]