Giving Thanks

Tis the season to be introspective, and that's a good thing.  Your 'umble correspondent has more to be thankful for than the average bear.  The highlights include:

• Being here, far from a sure thing a couple of short years ago.  Continuing appearances have been made possible by Harmon E. Pizzicatto, MD, and his network of all-stars, including the estimable surgeon Grizzle D. Sawbones, MD and his splendid crew.
• Family, with amazing children, dazzling grandchildren, and a stunning wife, who keeps me grounded in reality.  Her technique consists of periodically coming upside my head with a full-grown tuna.
• Friends.  You know who you are, and that you are treasured, each and every one.
• This marvelous field we find ourselves in.  Coming out of a coma some years ago, I found myself in the Technicolor Oz of Supply Chain Management, and have no desire to return to Kansas and Auntie Em.
• Colleagues, from whom I continually learn, and whose brilliance and diligence make me look way better than I really am.
• Clients, who are smarter and better than I deserve, and who make it easy - well, relatively easy - to do supply chain magic.

Funny how many of those blessings involve relationships, isn't it?  Do you suppose that giving leads to receiving in both personal and business environments?