These 2 pictures of my son wiping out pretty much summarizes 2020 as a whole.

Responsibility of data stewards

Paradoxically, as Data Continuity Officer, you need to “transcribe” and “unencrypt” the “keys to the kingdom”.

Ten years ago, a friend of mine shared how he wrote a letter (with ink and paper) to his wife every year that outlined key information that she would need if wasn’t around:

• Bank accounts
• Insurance policies
• Wills
• Titles
• Passwords

My first thought was how morbid. I guess that was his wife’s reaction, as well.

Ritual

For my entire adult life, Thanksgiving usually was a ritual that involved three significant components

• A large dinner with the extended family
• Kickoff of the shopping season
• Ohio State-Michigan Game

Black Friday Adventure

For the most part, the vivid memories involve Black Friday. It would always start out the same. We would get Thursday’s paper and layout all of the ads to form a game plan of sorts.

Usually, my job was relegated to logistics. I would drop my wife off at the various stores in the stores in the wee hours of the morning. Look for her to come out the store and to provide an “extraction”. At these times, I wished our minivan door could not be opened without placing the van in park. I think B.A. was not so limited like this in the A-Team…those van doors could open on whim.

Who has the checkbook?

In most families, there is the person that is responsible for the finances. They are the ones to make sure the rent and utilities are paid. They may or may not be the “bread winner” of the household but understand how things fit together.

They know answers to basic questions:

• When is the next pay day?
• When is rent due?
• How to log onto online banking?
• Where is the checkbook?

While it can be a shared responsibility, realistically, one person assume a primary role. Sometimes, it rotates so that full appreciation occurs.

Having Joe Burrow without any offensive line protection is like having a 2-million-dollar Bugatti parked outside at a mobile home park. Just a bad investment that you don’t deserve.

Credit

Poor Joe went down today in a season-ending knee injury.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SlKD2tfKTo

Now, y’all would guess that more often than not, the highest paid player on an NFL team is the quarterback. And you’d be right. But what you probably don’t know is that more often than not, the second highest paid player is, thanks to Lawrence Taylor, a left tackle. Because, as every housewife knows, the first check you write is for the mortgage, but the second is for the insurance. The left tackle’s job is to protect the quarterback from what he can’t see coming. To protect his blind side.