Author: Carl Setzer

A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.

Summer Solstice

Carl Setzer


Upon this solstice

Daylight may seem to have won 

Yet we still must sleep
Welcome to summer! I hope yours is filled with wonder and whatever gives you delight. 

If you would, please give the poem a “like” and share to your network 

Fathers Day 

Carl Setzer

Fatherhood’s delights 

Youth doing amazing things

Such satisfaction

Evening Music Plays 

Carl Setzer

The saxophone plays

I picture women, dancing

With suit clad men

Echoes from the Beats

And their Bebopping 

Friends

Passion and Tranquility

Carl Setzer

Some draw 

Strength from 

Passion 

Others from 

Tranquility 

Both are not 

Only valid 

But critical 

Winning At War

Carl Setzer

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War: the ultimate 

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Evening Of Jazz

Carl Setzer

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The Power Of The Simple “Thank You”

Carl Setzer

I pride myself on thanking people. I see this as basic. Time and time again, though, I hear how rarely it happens.

Really, one of the most basic elements of community building: acknowledging each other. An element of “namaste”, of seeing each other at a deep level, of valuing each other. Appreciating everyone’s unique gifts and contributions.

So often, in the comms world, we focus on solving some problem. Once the solution gets executed, off to the next thing. All the work teams put into the resolution vanishes into vapor.

Perhaps the easiest action to take, and one that reaps rewards in terms of connection, yet so often forgotten.

Want to stand out as a communicator? Well, remember the “thanks”.

Thanks for reading!

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Our Dependence On Internet Access

Carl Setzer

Dancing bits and such
Doesn’t seem like all that much
Work stops without access