Shortly after leaving my most recent job, I tweeted the following:
I just quit working for a Grunnings-like organization (#HarryPotter) that provides customer service; incompatible
In the Harry Potter series, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter’s abusive uncle, was the director of Grunnings, an organization that manufactured and sold drills. We don’t learn much about his managerial style. In the first book of the series, J.K. Rowling wrote that he enjoyed shouting at people, and in the second book, she described him…..
Since 1985, I have been a member of the American Council of the Blind (ACB for short), whose mission is to improve living conditions for people with visual impairments. Several years later, I joined Friends-in-Art (FIA), a small group of blind musicians, writers, sculptors, painters, and others who try to advance accessibility and opportunity for artists and audience members who are visually impaired. We encourage museums to become more blind-friendly and work with designers of popular music-related hardware and software…..
Dogs have always played a central part of my life. While in elementary school, I spent countless hours throwing tennis balls, sticks, slippers, and anything else I could find for Suzie, our first family dog. When Molly, our second dog, arrived towards the end of Suzie’s life, both dogs would rush into my room with wagging tails to say hello and to bicker about who would occupy the sun spot. “Peter,” Mom would shout over the din, “are you all…..