Category: ELGL Recurring Series

Using Your Time off (Even When People Might Be Judging You)

What I’m Reading: Radium Girls by Kate Moore What I’m Watching: Moana (alone, for the 5th time) What I’m Listening To: Drake’s new album “Scorpion It’s the summer — not just that, it’s a holiday week. Honestly, I’d be interested to know how many people check out this edition of Morning Buzz. I bet it … Continued

Happy Workaversary To Me!

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I’m Reading: Code Girls: American Female Code Breakers by Liza Mundy What I’m Watching: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix What I’m Listening To: Today’s Hits on Apple Music My Plans for the Fourth: Camping, cooking hot dogs over an open fire, drinking domestic beer TL;DR: observations from my … Continued

New Blog Series: Fantastic Flop Fridays

You talk, we listen: here are two responses from our 2018 Member Survey: I want to see ELGL really get in the weeds about failures and struggles. It’s hard to push for innovation, and government employees aren’t very known for their forward thinking spirits. Let’s change that, but we’ll only learn if we’re really promoting … Continued

When the Innovations are Small

I love reading about communities who are embracing innovative. The communities that are looking for the big wins. I don’t work for one of those communities, at least not yet. We will get there, but we are at the beginning of that path. Our innovations are small and simple right now, but those small and … Continued

Like My Facebook Page, Please

Right Now with Kent Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder What I Am Hearing: Michael Jordan whine from having a few teeth extracted. What I Am Reading: Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother’s Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South What I Am Listening To: Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers What I Am Thinking: Funfetti … Continued

Questions to Ask a Retirement Community

Morning Buzz by Kirsten Wyatt What I’m Reading: The Bronze Horseman What I’m Watching: Last episode of The Handmaid’s Tale What I’m Listening To: Kent’s Summer 2018 Playlist TL;DR: Here are some key questions you should ask if you or anyone you know is considering moving into a continuing care retirement community (CCRC). Todays’ Morning … Continued

Failure to Maintain Lane (FTML)

If you have a driver’s license you may vaguely remember “Failure to Maintain Lane (FTML)” traffic violation from driver’s education. It is one of the most common violations that causes accidents.  It can lead to drifting into oncoming traffic or swerving to avoid an accident. and causing an accident. If a driver change lanes, the … Continued

AWWA & WEF Present the Transformative Issues Symposium

Here’s a great opportunity from our friends at the American Water Works Association. If you can’t attend, follow along at #affordability  With financing of infrastructure renewal and replacement projects being a significant concern for many water and wastewater utilities, rate increases have been necessary for some utilities to sustainably fund infrastructure projects on an ongoing basis. Rate increases can increase the financial … Continued

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