Back to work on Monday (27 November), and it was a busy Monday morning as usual--a bit more so, coming off the holiday weekend. All of us at the Ellisville branch got through the day and this past week with professionalism and effort, and things went very well overall.
Right after work Wednesday night (29 November), I dashed off to World Wide Technology Soccer Park (http://www.saintlouisfc.com/soccerpark) for my annual soccer referee recertification clinic. The lecture portion of the clinic was under way when I arrived; it was covering areas of emphasis for us referees working youth matches. At the end, I received my 2018 referee patch, which I can now wear on my uniform while refereeing US Soccer Federation (https://www.ussoccer.com/) matches.
Off work Thursday, I got my laundry done and went to Office Max (https://www.officedepot.com/) to get some copies run off of my annual newsletter, as well as ink for my home computer printer. I also treated myself to coffee and pastry at the St. Louis Bread Co. (https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/home.html/) location near South County Center in Mehlvile.
That afternoon, I delivered newsletters and cookies to some of my colleagues. First, I went to the Enterprise Holdings, Inc. (https://www.enterpriseholdings.com/en/index.html) headquarters in Clayton to have my newsletter and two cans of cookies delivered to my friend Mel in Field Support. Then, I went to an Enterprise office in Overland to deliver my newsletter and cookies to my friend Kerry in Corporate Information Management (IM). Mel and Kerry later informed me how much they appreciated my gesture.
Friday morning (1 December), as usual, I brought doughnuts at Krispy Kreme (http://krispykreme.com/) in Fenton for my colleagues. The day started fairly quickly, then it got rather quiet much of the day until we had a most busy end of the work day. All was good at the end, though. I also drew the name of a colleague to play "Secret Santa" for, in a gift exchange to be made at a pre-Christmas area "happy hour."
The St. Louis Artists' Guild (http://www.stlouisartistsguild.org/new/) in Clayton was where I was yesterday morning for this month's Missouri Professional Communicators (MPC) (http://www.mpc-nfpw.org/cpsiteframepage.lasso?-token.lpuserref=113815.113118) meeting. This gathering featured a discussion, "How to Tell a Better Story," with tips on better storytelling for various audiences. The panelists were: Eli Chen, science editor of St. Louis Public Radio (http://news.stlpublicradio.org/) and producer of The Story Collider podcast (https://www.storycollider.org/); and Dr. Ken Haller, a Pediatrician at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital (http://www.ssmhealth.com/locations/cardinal-glennon-childrens-hospital), professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University (http://www.slu.edu/), and an actor and cabaret performer. It was a most fascinating program, which included Chen and Haller answering questions from the audience. I was able to chat a bit with fellow MPC members before and after the program.
I did a bit of shopping yesterday afternoon; otherwise, I stayed at home this weekend. I did some prep work for this month's IPMS/Gateway (http://www.ipms-gateway.com/) newsletter, The Arch Scaler News.
Later.
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