We are the Music Makers

My good friends are getting married in a matter of days and they asked me to officiate. I'm greatly honored, but at the same time incredibly worried. Other than being amazing friends of mine, they partially asked me, I believe, because they heard my wedding vows. Not to pat myself on the back too hard, but I am very proud of those vows. I wrote them from a place I very seldom reach into and shared those sentiments in a room full of people. Writing their ceremony has been difficult. Work has killed a large part of my optimism. The fact that my associate can not only say the things he says but be rewarded by the partners for them is unthinkable. The quote today was "Every group of pretty girls has one dull one. But I can put up with it for a night". Just... grotesque. But after many months I think I've created a passable ceremony for them: Thank you all for being here today. We are here today to celebrate Rochelle and Harrison. You fell in love by chance, bu...

"It’s a remarkable trait of humans, refusing to ever believe we’re wrong. We’re pre-programmed to always blame someone, or something else — even when we clearly goofed. This natural proclivity was leveraged by some marketing genius, likely decades ago, who coined the phrase “the customer is always right.” That’s not some tacit omission of guilt but rather a recognition that people will ALWAYS blame someone else when they screw up, and this nature can be turned into a selling  point." Tuesday Conversations with Clients Client: Why did you screw up this motion? Me: I didn’t. It’s a claim and the creditor didn’t file it the right way. Client: Okay (no apology). I need you to call me when I get confused. Me: I have no way to knowing when you’re confused, but you can call me. Client: I don’t have time for that. I just got a raise. *Part of me dies inside* Client: Can my payroll fax you the paystubs. Me: Sure, but our phones are down right now. Can they e-mai...