by Average Joe | May 27, 2022 | Family Matter Wins, Featured, Work Stress
Juror #97 Part 1, What Are The OddsBeing summoned for jury duty isn’t as common as one thinks. Serving as one of the twelve is even more uncommon. For the past forty years, I had somehow only been called a few times and for each, I was excused for the common...
by Average Joe | May 1, 2022 | Featured, Work Stress
Bubble BurstersDid you ever wake up excited about the day and everything is going great, then boom, one negative response from somebody bursts your bubble? You allow your moment or even the whole day to be ruined! How does one deal with people who are Bubble...
by Average Joe | Mar 20, 2022 | Family Matter Wins, Featured, Work Stress
Casual Chance Most events in our lives are intentionally planned unless you are one of those people that thrives on the thrill of sky diving and mountain climbing in sub-zero weather. Me, I prefer the safe routes and plan every detail of travel for business and...
by Average Joe | Mar 10, 2022 | Featured, Peace Secrets, Work Stress
Why I write long stories. Smartphones and tablets are amazing, providing information at our fingertips for nearly everything. Paper maps and memory were replaced by a GPS, pencil and paper by calculators, phone books and other memorized numbers by contact lists, and...
by Average Joe | Dec 12, 2021 | Family Matter Wins, Work Stress
My first job with a paystub was working in the greasy kitchen of a KFC. Nothing can break you away quicker from the fast-food world than scorching your hands with spattering hot grease. Nothing could motivate you more to get an education and training so you never...
by Average Joe | Sep 21, 2021 | Family Matter Wins, Featured, Work Stress
Lucky or a Miracle?Two weeks ago, on Labor Day; I knocked off four non-bucket-list items, an ambulance ride, a life-flight ride, surgery, and a brain MRI. Not exactly, the type of fun events one puts on their wish only. Only an hour or so after the trauma, I awoke...