So I continue to be amused at the state of this nation. I love America, it was the first nation on the planet to get it right. When I say “right” I mean it created a fairly level playing field for those who were motivated and driven to get ahead. It did so imperfectly, no …
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Norman N. Staab — "Stormin Norman"
My family had a Stormin’ Norman way before the Gulf War and General Norman Schwarzkopf was brought to the forefront and given the nickname. Our family’s version, my version, was a tough as hell leathery SOB with a great smile a deep laugh and a wicked sense of humor. He was the epitome of a …
I Need Your Support
I received the oddest E-mail the other day. Max’s Troop Leader E-mailed me directly…. I have zero E-mails from this gentleman. He wrote: Max didn’t make the meeting. Chris – I can really use your support with making sure Max makes it to the Jamboree Meetings when it’s your weekend to have him. Brian E. …
Sadness
I continue to be impressed with the level of sadness I feel when my small amount of time with my children is taken away. We don’t do that much, I can’t afford much after the divorce, I didn’t want to go to war and I didn’t prepare for it. I figured over time my kids, …
How A High Conflict Personality Rewrites History
I have spent a lot of time attempting to shrug off and move on with my life. I like to think I have been very successful at this, I am happily remarried and gainfully employed. I am helping to raise on young man full time (He just started his first job! I’m so proud!). As …
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Financial Costs Associated with Divorcing a High Conflict Personality
I returned to court for the third time in four years, yee-haw! Opposing counsel posed a question while I was on the stand: Have you ever taken a look at or totaled up the payments you have made to Ms. Lawcock? I sat on the stand and pondered this question, have I forensically totaled up …
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Parental Alienation The Easy Way!
Getting Started If you are reading this you already know something about parental alienation. So I am not going to bother going through the basics. There are plenty of great sites to provide clear definitions for parental alienation. Obviously these definitions are very clinical. The reality is you’re just trying to make sure that your …
Evolve
Any modern company in today’s market space has to do more with less. I hate the above phrase, but it’s a economic reality that companies ignore at their own peril. As this trend continues technology has acted as the great equalizer to make this situation manageable, if management is willing to be proactive. As a …
ATMEGA256RFR2
So continuing my odyssey of firmware and hardware I have begun to produce a Zigbee based platform for my company. It’s amazing to see the SOC designs coming out today that literally marry the best of worlds together. This device from Atmel, the ATMEGA246RFR2 is a hybridization of previous chips combining the RF and Crypto …
Blindness
So, this week is supposed to be my spring break with the kids. Ironically, my ex’s birthday fell on this week. This wouldn’t have been an issue, well, it shouldn’t have been an issue. Judge hicks specified for both parents get the children the evening before and the morning after so their special day is …