Diminishing Returns

Blech. I have no time for myself lately. I'm sick of cluster headaches and the holiday rush. I'm trying to coordinate several projects and I can't do it all. I have a full time contract where I have fallen a little behind because of how loopy I feel after a headache, which has been daily, [...]

Stupid Headaches

In a perfect world I would have been on sabbatical. Instead, I'm in headache hell. I'm thinking of recruiting some guest bloggers.

Cluster Headaches

Where have I been? Well, it's that time of year again when I'm injecting myself with Imitrex and trying to keep my sanity as cluster headaches take over my life and rule my schedule and destroy my sleep. Cluster headaches are some kind of cruel torture created in hell by the lowest of demons and [...]

Okay, Kacey

Okay, for real, I'm back this time. No, really. I just got back from a trip to Chicago where I finished up a project. The nice part of this trip was my stay at the Le Meridien on Rush Street. I gave a presentation at DePaul University or was it Hogwarts? As I finish catching [...]

I'm Back

I wish I could say I've been on sabatical. That's so not the case. In all honesty, I have purposefully ignored blogging as I dealt with an out of control client, some medical issues, and some very serious personal changes in my life. Also forget about my Sony Viao notebook, which has become a lemon. [...]

The Value of "No"

Every once in a while I get so overwhelmed with things in my life, I start to drop lower priority activities just to save my own sanity. For example, I haven't taken the time in the last couple of weeks to even visit another blog, much less write for mine. Interestingly enough, when I start [...]

Happy Thanksgiving Day

Happy turkey day to all of those celebrating. If you're not celebrating, then too bad. If you're not in the U.S. and you're reading this, pretend it's Thanksgiving Day where you are and have a bloated meal full of moist roasted turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, artery-clogging gravy, and waist-packing pumpkin pie. When you're done, sit [...]

Driving and Crying

Here I am on another business road trip to Chicago. It's not a bad drive. I've been asked by readers, "why don't you fly?" Driving kills a day, but then again, flying does too. If I'm there at 5:00 am for the security stuff it won't matter since I'll end up waiting on the tarmac [...]

Putting Things in Perspective

I got home last night after driving back from Chicago. It's about a 14-hour drive if you don't take a wrong turn, which I did. In Saint Louis, there is a lot of construction and detour signs. Obsessively focused with staying on I-55 rather than taking a detour, I missed my I-44 exit and was [...]