A discussion about business ethics, character traits, integrity, and values

"There's no bad day that can't be overcome by listening to a barbershop quartet; this is just truth, plain and simple." Chuck Sigars

The person driving this SUV may be overdosing on male harmonies right now. But bad days are never as bad as they seem. Bad things just happen. We deal with it and look for the good.

I was crossing a street on my bike and never saw the car that hit me broadside doing 40 MPH. One of my first thoughts was being glad that I had recently bought a helmet. I thought I was lucky to roll off the hood rather than being slammed forward and run over. My next thought was, shoot, there goes my bike.

In the emergency room, the officer came for my statement. As I described rolling off the hood without damage, he stopped me. “Son,” he said, “there is a dent in that guy’s windscreen six inches deep that’s exactly the size of your helmet.”

I ended up with a small puncture that took four staples in my leg and dark bruises about the size of Rhode Island , but that was all. It could have and should have been worse, but here’s what I leaned: always wear a helmet, always look TWICE before crossing, always be glad if you have a family (they were so sweet at the hospital), and any day when you don’t get hit by a car has to be a pretty good day.