I was just about to get into bed when my phone pinged. It was my husband, Tim texting from the West Coast. He still had a few weeks to go on his temporary work assignment out there. But he wrote that he was flying home for a couple of days. Strange he didn’t mention it when we talked earlier in the evening. He was arriving the day after tomorrow at about 7 PM. Tim’s flight landed and we drove to the apartment I was sharin...

My boss Peter and I met one of our customers at a bar at the Seasons. Peter seemed to have a thing for that particular hotel. I wasn’t certain why I was there, since I had little to do with customer relations. But I was interviewing for an opening in my department and it turned out the gentleman had a relative he hoped to recommend. We discussed all that and ate a light supper before he made an exit. “Whew, that was a tri...

The firm where I work was negotiating to acquire a smaller competitor. That was great news because it meant an increase in the number of journals we publish and a major promotion for me. More responsibility for substantially more money. But naturally, life is never that simple. At nearly the same time, my husband Tim was headhunted for a fantastic job in San Diego. We agonized over the possibilities for several evenings,...