Miller Musings

When Life Hands You a Busy Signal

June 19, 2013

In an age of voice mail, message centers, and call waiting, future generations may never hear a busy signal. That annoying frustration of customer service gone by. Or the phone end of a friend you cannot reach. The incessant beeping may have disappeared, but we all still receive a busy signal on life. The unanswered [...]

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When Social Media Goes Silent

June 6, 2013

Have you ever felt like you were the only person working? You haunt all your social media sites and there’s nothing there but yesterday’s news. Fridays, in particular, are like that. Chirping crickets. At least it seems that way. Don’t you hate when you are trying to waste time, and you can’t? Too Much Noise [...]

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Riding Life’s Energy Roller Coaster

May 30, 2013

Several years ago I had an epiphany. I realized we put so much energy into drama, it drains us for the good times in life. My life had come to a breaking point. I decided at that moment to develop a new benchmark for my life. I call it the Miller Energy Meter. I ask [...]

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Attitude Addiction

May 9, 2013

I’m reading Steve Rizzo’s book, Get Your Shift Together. Great title, isn’t it? Steve is a former comedian, although I imagine that may be like saying he is a former person. Some things never leave you. But, I digress. His story is how he took his rising star status as a comedian and became a [...]

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A Father’s Influence

May 2, 2013

Today my dad would have been 94 years old. Dad passed away in 2007, but I feel his presence every day. I shared in my eulogy to Dad some of the things I loved about him. With the blessing of my dad’s blue eyes, I see so much of my dad in me. Some good – [...]

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Shouldn’t Technology Mean Better Communication?

April 25, 2013

In ancient times (back when I was an early teen), we had our own cliques. The Racks With their black eyeliner and beehive hairdos. The Greasers Who channeled Elvis long before Vegas. The In Crowd Doesn’t every generation have one? The Hippies and Flower Children came later. Me? I was into sports, so I didn’t think I [...]

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Boston You Are Us

April 17, 2013

We all have challenges in life. Those times when we question how we will go on. But, we survive. And some of us celebrate strength by testing our bodies and spirit in our own personal challenge. The Boston Marathon A 3-Day, 60-Mile Walk for the Cure In one small space in time, a lunatic robbed [...]

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Single-Handedly Supporting Health Care

April 4, 2013

For someone so healthy, I sure have been hanging out with doctors lately. Two cataract surgeries last year Two mammogram screenings in February Annual physical in February And surgery this week to remove a lesion What’s next? Dentures? Sheesh. A Different Kind of Healthy My overall health should keep my time with doctors to a [...]

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Where Fools Tread Lightly

March 28, 2013

I’m not quite sure what it says about us that April Fools’ Day has been around for centuries. Although we may not agree on the name itself – April Fools’, April’s Fools or All Fools’ Day, we do love our tradition. And no person enjoyed the day more than my mother. A Simple Approach There [...]

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Happy Freelancer Free From Some Yahoo Ideas

February 28, 2013

From the land where much of telecommuting started came a shocking announcement. Yahoo was banning all telecommuting for its work-at-home employees. You could hear the screams across the globe. This is why I’m a freelancer. Productive, But So What? All Things D posted a copy of Yahoo’s Proprietary & Confidential internal memo. Did they really [...]

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