One Eye Out
toddthompson.net
  • Home
  • About Todd & One Eye Out
  • One Eye Out – Blog
  • People Doing It Right
  • Contact
Copyright 2002 - 2019 © Todd A. Thompson
  • Home
  • About Todd & One Eye Out
  • One Eye Out – Blog
  • People Doing It Right
  • Contact

Archives

Author Archive for: "todd"
Home /
 Newspaper Clipping
0
0
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted December 30, 2020

Newspaper Clipping

I found the old and yellowed newspaper clipping while going through a suitcase of memorabilia belonging to my Grandparents. From sometime around 1940 the bold print heading reads, “Lagerquist, [...]

READ MORE
 Club Chair Conversations
2
1
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted December 4, 2020

Club Chair Conversations

At the coffee shop, we face one another. I wish the conversation was as comfortable as the leather club chairs we are sitting in. Stacy is a mentor. One of my “inner circle” of trusted friends [...]

READ MORE
 Thoughts On This Thanksgiving
4
4
By Todd Thompson
In God Stuff
Posted November 29, 2020

Thoughts On This Thanksgiving

Early morning thoughts on this Thanksgiving 2020… I snapped this photo just a few minutes ago. No one does pink and orange mornings like God. It’s quiet for the moment. The only sounds the ducks, [...]

READ MORE
 Fill In The Blank
0
11
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted August 25, 2019

Fill In The Blank

Ever wonder why people are the way they are? The first assignment I give my students each year is “Help Me Get To Know You”. It’s a short list of questions. Among them, when’s your birthday? [...]

READ MORE
 Drive A Good Nail
3
9
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted August 8, 2019

Drive A Good Nail

Are you ever frustrated when you can’t solve the whole problem? Anyone who’s grown up on a ranch or farm (like me) knows there’s always animals to feed, pens to clean, and fences to fix. Animals [...]

READ MORE
 Don’t Miss A Moment
0
7
By Todd Thompson
In God Stuff
Posted July 28, 2019

Don’t Miss A Moment

The first time you come home after your dog dies is a hard moment. I never knew exactly how old Bentley was. I rescued him. Not from a shelter but from some people who obviously didn’t treat him [...]

READ MORE
 Asking For Something New
2
5
By Todd Thompson
In God Stuff
Posted July 18, 2019

Asking For Something New

How long has it been since you asked for something new? Growing up an Iowa farm boy, snow cones were a cold treat you enjoyed at the county fair. They described them as snow yet reality was the [...]

READ MORE
 Passing Through
1
2
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted July 11, 2019

Passing Through

I live at a place called Buffalo Springs Lake. Part of Yellow House Canyon, it’s a topographical aberration in the endless miles of flatness that is the South Plains of Texas. My backyard is [...]

READ MORE
 What Makes A Good Manager?
1
1
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted July 2, 2019

What Makes A Good Manager?

We’ve all likely endured a bad one in our careers. But what makes a good manager? While I’ve been self-employed most of my life, in those seasons where I worked for a company Denise Birling was [...]

READ MORE
 Yearbook
3
0
By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted June 26, 2019

Yearbook

When you’re gone, how will you be remembered? Right before summer break the yearbooks came in. A hardcover pictorial of the 2018-19 school year. Students busily flipped pages, pointing, laughing, [...]

READ MORE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...
page 1 of 32