Politics in the Workplace! Yes or No?

This past fall I had the opportunity to have a piece I wrote on politics in the workplace published by my friends at inFUSION Group, a communications and marketing firm based in Michigan that I work with from time to time.  I appreciate the team at inFUSION Group finding some value in the piece that I wrote and I hope it gives readers some thoughts about where businesses and organizations can appropriately be involved during elections and support their employees or members in making informed choices.

The article can be found via this link on the inFUSION Group site.

New Year, New Era, Oh My

Happy New Year all.  While I had every intention of restarting my writing this past September, life did not cooperate.  The ongoing saga of buying a new home in our new state of Florida ended up being a far more complicated process than I could have imagined.  Add in the unexpected death of our family dog and it just didn't happen.  But, as with any New Year's Resolution (which I don't really believe in) I've decided to be more active in my writing in 2017.  Since today is January 27, I think it still counts as a resolution of sorts.

I'm also going to change the direction of the blog this year.  While I will address politics to an extent, I find myself completely dejected after the 2016 election.  To say Election 2016 was the worst election in a lifetime would be an significant understatement.  The Hat Trick was not a Donald Trump supporter at all...AT ALL...but I was also almost as equally offended by Secretary Hillary Clinton.  Considering the amount of talent in this country it's amazing that these two were the best we as a nation could do.  It is still amazing that Trump won, yet when you look at the data and the mood of the country, it becomes less surprising.  Unfortunately there is a lot of emotion and hysteria in the country right now and nobody on the left is very interested in looking at why Hillary lost.  And on the right?  Just a lot of gloating...

I have some pieces in various draft form on some of my aviation experiences plus some hockey observations...could this be the year the Red Wings miss the playoffs for the first time since the 1989-90 season?  They are looking shaky in the NHL Eastern Conference standings now but there is still a lot of hockey to be played from now and until April...added bonus, the Hat Tricks will be seeing the Wings live on March 30 in Tampa Bay.

All in all it should be an interesting winter and spring!

The Hat Trick Returns...

It's hard to believe that it is September, 2016 and my last post was at the end of 2015.  Lots of changes have taken place since my last post...the big one being my final departure from over 15 years of living on the East Coast.  It happened earlier than expected but I'm now a Florida resident...even before I'm eligible to join AARP!  Cost of living, the frustrations of living in a crowded, expensive, highly taxed state like New Jersey and a great professional opportunity for Mrs. East Coast Wing all impacted the decision and after some deliberation we made the move.  Like with any move their are adjustments...and hopefully I won't have to pull over 30 inches of snow off of my roof like I did last winter!

I'm hoping to resurrect this blog a bit, talk about some of the three areas of interest this blog covers, and add some other items as well.  Given the horrible political environment in the Election of 2016, I'm reminded of the magical lyrics brought to us by the late Frank Zappa in his surprise 1982 hit "Valley Girl"..."Barf Out, Gag Me With a Spoon..."  That is how I feel about both major party candidates and that feeling hasn't changed in all these months.  We shall see what happens as the next few weeks unfold...