Recent content by Atomic Punk

I’m on my last work trip to Ottawa and only ten work days left … love my job, but these last few days are dragging. Bring on cottage life and pickleball!!

If you hit the Algarve area at all, I highly recommend the town of Lagos. It had an awesome laid back vibe and great beaches surrounding it.

My father is from Portugal and spent a fair bit of time in Lisbon. I went there a few years ago and loved it. I must have seen a dozen churches and castles while in Portugal but the Castle of Sao Jorge is at the top of the list. It is near a cool part of the city called the Alfama and a great...

Makes me think about a “tough day” I had when a flight home from St. John Newfoundland was delayed due to snow storm. Had to sit around town for 8 hours with the possibility I might have to spend the whole weekend there. So I call up my sister and whine about my “tough day” and she goes off on...

Wish I would have figured it out 20 years earlier. It isn’t like I didn’t have opportunities, as I was fortunate to have some great mentors in my life who gave me this specific advice, but it seems there is just something in many of us that doesn’t allow that sink in until later in life.

Many in our office work what they refer to as “compressed schedule”. You basically work 45 minutes longer every day for 9 days and get the 10th day off. I’d say about 50% of my staff are on this type of setup.

I’d have to go with The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Persig).

0-1 for me too but I would say it use to be as high as 4-7. Two things changed, 1) kids grew up, and 2) I got older and stopped letting things get to me. Nowadays it takes a lot to rile me up … go with the flow baby!

Split the difference and make it 4x9 but with no salary reduction. Win/win scenario. Corporate looks like the hero and staff will be happy to have an extra leisure day … or get a side gig for more $$$.

One of my favorite lyrics of all time … Now the thing that I call living Is just being satisfied With knowing I got no one left to blame

Here, here!!

That’s a Thursday/Friday … has the making of my next music/football trip if the Panthers are at home that weekend.

It sounds like you are in a pretty good place physically, financially and mentally. Incredible place to be. My first piece of advice is to remember not to let work define you … it is a means to an end. You need to figure out what the “end” is. You can go “all in” (sell everything and live in a...

Agreed. My vinyl collection has a bunch from 74, so I was/am looking forward to this playing out. So far, it has been a lot of meh for my tastes.

I’m still holding out hope for 1974 …