by Michael Carlon | Sep 11, 2015 | Self Awareness, The Moderating Life
This week I was fortunate to spend some time with a few amazing people. I had not seen my friend Michele in almost 15 years. We worked together at Modem Media in the early days of interactive marketing and she relocated to Austin after leaving CT. We were part...
by Michael Carlon | Sep 5, 2015 | Self Awareness
Today my brother Gregory turned 50 and while many people would dread such a milestone year, he was literally beaming from ear to ear. He and my sister in law, Carolyn, had a very intimate affair with just a few other couples. The weather was great, the food was...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 1, 2015 | Parenthood
Right before our kids turned one, my wife and I took them down to Florida to visit my parents. The flight down would provide some excitement as we were informed by a stewardess, sorry – flight attendant – that our seating arrangements wouldn’t work....
by Michael Carlon | Mar 5, 2015 | Self Awareness
When I was the age my kids are now my parents would put me and my twin brother in a car and drive us from our home in Connecticut down to Pompano Beach, FL to visit my grandmothers. This is not a trip for the faint of heart; 2 days in a car without the distractions of...
by Michael Carlon | Nov 26, 2014 | Self Awareness
I have a problem; I’ve been known to spend more time surfing Netflix for a movie to watch than I spend watching whatever movie I decide is worthy of my attention. This problem is multiplied on family movie night when there are multiple opinions to consider and...