I like to take pictures of the sky. It always fascinates me how I can look up and sometimes perfectly predict what the weather will be and, other times, be way off. During the past several days, my area in Texas has experienced: fog, rain, sun, thunderstorms, wind, hail, tornado warnings, 30 degree temps, 80 degree temps, and drop-dead-gorgeous moderate temps. Native Texans are used to this kind of thing; sort of. We laugh and …

Do you ever envision what your last day at a job will look like? Many of us have, particularly when we are miserable and want to leave. We fantasize about that wondrous day when we will parade into work with a confident smile and a skip in our step knowing we will not be back the following day. We are giving people high fives as we pass them in the hall and happy music begins …