The Power of Perspective
Perspective is such a deceptively simple word, yet there is enormous power in the application of it. Put the other way… “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks lik...
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Keep It Simple
Once upon a time, when a manufacturers’ rep was foolish enough to hire me and teach me enough to be dangerous, I suggested to my boss that he would be very smart if he al...
25,000 Days
On July 8, my body’s odometer went over 25,000 days. When life’s dial flipped to that number, I woke with wonder and thought, once again, that I probably should have chan...
Work for Someone First
An acquaintance wrote to ask this question: I am considering obtaining HVAC licenses and opening up a business. I have been interested in this for years and I am seriousl...
Life's Painful Lessons
The most-immovable object I ever merrily walked into in the moist darkness of an old building's basement was the downturned, fully extended stem of a large OS&Y steam val...
Alumni Advice
Our daughter, Colleen, is the Executive Director of an AmeriCorps program called the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship. They do very good work out of Northeastern Universi...
When I'm 64
I turn 64 this month and if I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself. Will you still need me; will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-...
Advice for Those Just Entering the Heating Industry
One of the coolest things about growing old is that you get to give advice to people who haven’t asked for it. Another cool thing is that the check valve between your bra...
The Dreaded Bear Report
I tried to explain to her what life had taught me about the Algebra Regents. It really hadn’t mattered one bit in the long run. She looked at me, rolled her eyes and stam...