Author: Jamal

The purse strings are definitely a lot tighter than they were just a year ago. Primarily, this is the result of having to work from home in the comfort of our HVAC for the entire summer and more. And now that the summer has ended, it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better […]

I have to say that being inside my home during the summer can actually be a blessing. That is directly a result of the HVAC. Without the extraordinary comfort the HVAC heat pump provides, it would be otherwise unbearable. Our region is known for the summer heat and humidity. It’s a tough four or five […]

Business relationships have really changed over the course of my adult life. It’s the nature of everything to evolve and change. So, it’s not really a criticism as it is an acknowledgment. One thing I really miss is being able to really know who I’m dealing with. That’s why I go out of my way […]

Change has never been an appealing part of life for me. I like to sort of stay with what I know. It’s the way I have been all of my life. While I find a great deal of security in process and structure, that isn’t the main motivating factor when change is on the horizon. […]

There was simply no question in my mind that a move to the south would end up being great. But, I was surprised at how quickly I became totally enamored with the area we moved to. Not having the brutal winter was a big bonus of course. Plus, being free of the enormous HVAC heating […]

It’s good that I have a fairly patient demeanor. Because if I didn’t, I would have already totally lost it given the situation with the pandemic. Patience is really all I have. As our country is falling deeper into massive infection, all I really can do is sort of wait it out. My kids are […]

It is a simple fact that no matter the planning or execution, things don’t always go the way you want them to. Sometimes, things are just going to work out the way they are going to work out. This is just the way it is and the more I just accept this fact, the more […]

I can remember when I would come home and the kids would run to me as I came through the door. It was really a pure experience and one that most dads cherish. That was a long time ago. All our kids are out of the house except one who chose to live almost next […]

I wear a lot of hats and they are all different. I’m a daughter and a sister in one family. And, I am a mom and wife in another family. These are all jobs I take seriously and work to do well by everyone. It’s like having a whole other job on top of my […]

It’s pretty amazing to me what people can do when they put their minds to it. I guess that is part of what has been so surprising about how this country has handled the pandemic. It seemed to me that we would all band together and rise up together to fight this virus. That didn’t […]