Quote: D16 has been invited to perform at a charity concert (for a big international political organization) in town.
Will she be singing her own songs? Is/was she getting nervous before the gig?
Yes, all her own material. Her biggest problem is whittling hr song list down to just 30 minutes! Surprisingly, she's not nervous. This is a kid who, ever since grade school, has just commanded the stage whenever she had it. (This usually resulted in her being cast as the villain in school plays because she has such a BIG personality). Even when she had to sing for a dear young friend's funeral, and was a distraught mess, when her moment on stage came, she was totally professional.
I'm sure she'll have a blast!
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I once heard a good reason for teaching kids to drive a stick. Someday it might be the only transportation available when they're the only sober driver around.
That, and someday you might have to borrow a friend's truck to move or something! Unfortunately, I have failed at teaching S20 and D16 the stick shift so far, but S15 is more determined. He refuses, however, to drive my Kia, which is the easier stick to drive in the household, but not "cool" enough for him. So he's learning on his dad's pickup, which is a very hard stick, plus the gearshift knob has the disconcerting habit of falling off at inopportune times!
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Does H have any schedule set in his mind for how long he'll stick it out with the start up?
He's wrestling with that question right now. He's thought of signing back up for his old job but with a start date the first of the year, so he has time to train a replacement and get some new things in place at the startup. Then he has a bad day and thinks why chuck another six months down the drain if it won't change the company outcome anyway?
It's a big disappointment, because he's GOOD at this job and was enjoying the challenge. If the other executives were positive personalities and all moving along in the same direction, he'd be having a blast, despite the workload. Instead, he feels as soon as he fixes one thing, someone else comes along and undoes it. And unfortunately, the CEO doesn't seem to have a handle on setting firm expectations and holding people responsible.
Frankly, he's just so fried right now that I'm worried about his health. If he went back to his old job, despite the BS issues there, he could have a four-day work-week and be done every day by 6, and make the same money he is now. I'd love to see him put his excess energy then into music or art or mountaineering or just surfing his brains out. (Just please god keep him from another remodelling binge!!!)
