Welcome to the Open Mike Blog where author and aspiring stand-up comedian Mike Carlon shares reflections on life, liberty, and the pursuit of comedy. Sometimes the joke is on him.
Humility ain’t all it’s cracked up to be
Today I ran a 5K and crushed the goal I had set for myself. I wanted to run it in under 27:30 and finished at 26:16. It is by far the best I’ve done in a race since I was 18 and over a minute and a half better than my last 5K a few weeks ago. I don’t mean to boast...
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An Aha Moment
This was an aha moment for me because I can now go back to my clients and tell them that they are not only making the handling of certain tasks more efficient for their users, but they are also shaving time off of someone else being hungry.
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10 Goals for my Next Trip Around the Sun
I am thankful for all of you who thought of me when leaving good wishes for my birthday back on Friday and over this weekend. I am very fortunate to have such a thoughtful group of friends who took a moment out of their day to think of me and I am grateful that each...
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