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CEO Daily Update – 9.28.2020

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Craig’s Sabbatical | GLC-LH-SMD | Cleaning Wipes | Did you Know?


Happy Monday!  – I have a special message for everyone today.

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. 

I had an MRI on my knee last week. It still hurts pretty bad, even though I’ve had the steroid shot. The results came back as Bursitis which is:

…a painful condition that affects the small, fluid-filled sacs — called bursae (bur-SEE) — that cushion the bones, tendons and muscles near your joints. Bursitis occurs when bursae become inflamed.
 
Apparently, the treatment is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), and it can take up to a couple of MONTHS to clear up! Life is definitely more challenging when walking, or bending your leg, is painful.
 
In the meantime, I still struggle with the Crohn’s every day. I’ve gotta focus on getting that under control. It’s prob going to take some very intentional effort with food, supplements, doc visits, etc. I’m also tired more than I should be (likely Crohn’s related) and my brain also doesn’t seem to be fully in gear.
 
I tend to ignore my health issues expecting them to go away and focus on work or getting things done instead. When I was younger, they usually did go away but not so much anymore! Focusing on work while constantly dealing with the health issues has really worn me down and I have a hard time staying as motivated as usual.
 
So, I came to the conclusion that I’m going to take some time off. I don’t know how much yet. Probably a month, and more if needed. I’ve got a great team that can keep on keeping on without me just fine. I just need to get off the treadmill for a little while and do a reset. I am hopeful that I could make some significant progress with healing and come back as good as new.

I may still do a couple things CK related, but for the most part I am parking everything for a while. I need to. I’m sure I’ll be mentally processing strategy which always happens when I take time off, and that’s a good thing anyway. Many leaders take a sabbatical at some interval. Perhaps that’s what this is.  

This email will carry on, but without me for a little while. I have a handful of people who want to contribute to it in my absence and I’m sure you’ll enjoy what they have to say. Replies to this or other emails will be seen so don’t be shy if you need something!

Pray for my health …. And I’ll see you again soon.

 – Craig

Today’s Product Updates from Rebecca (our “Rock Star” Product Manager):

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CEO Daily Update – 5.20.2020

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We’re Hiring for Product Marketing | Website Update | Sanitizer and Dispenser Combo | Prayer Update

Happy Thursday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

Did you hear that the zip lock bag broke up with the Saran wrap? Too clingy.  

I make up and say dumb jokes all the time. Sometimes I get lucky and find a funny one. Me and the family went to Chili’s for dinner tonight. The server took my order – a steak with salad. I asked for balsamic vinaigrette dressing. She said “how do you want that cooked?”. I said “you cook the vinaigrette?” She laughed. My wife just stared at me. She said I was like Burt in Mary Poppins with the entire band of instruments on his back – I can make the jokes, say the jokes, and laugh at the jokes and I don’t even need anyone else. Haha … she’s right. As long as I have fun telling the joke I don’t think I care if anyone else laughs :-D.  

I think I find the greatest joy in finding the humor in everything, and I mean everything. My mind instantly goes to a movie scene, a comedy routine, or just the irony or pun hiding in everything. I do everything else because I have to – haha. I think in another life I would have been a writer in a comedy series or an actor in an ensemble group like Seinfeld. I would have been Kramer … maybe Jerry but let’s not get too big headed. 

Sometimes I encounter people and I think “Why so serious? You’re gonna blow a gasket. Ease up … find something to laugh about”. I cannot imagine a life where there wasn’t comedy. I cannot go a day without making a joke or a movie reference or observing a pun. Ask anyone around me. In fact (here comes a movie reference), in meetings, if I observe or think of something funny I will almost always interrupt the meeting to make the joke. Sometimes I have to contain myself but it’s a lot like this if I do ….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDsgkRW2hDA 

“No toon can resist the old shave and a haircut”. I cannot resist telling a joke or pointing out a pun. If I worked in corporate America I am sure I would have been fired 10 times by now. I’m sure my leadership team fantasizes about firing me all the time, or worse.  

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CEO Daily Update – 8.7.2020

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Coming Soon: Medical Grade N95 “Appendix A” Masks | Swimming with the Fishes | A Webcam for Everyone!  

Happy Friday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

I was talking to someone the other day and the biblical reference to “loaves and fishes” came up. I stopped to say that I wonder why that didn’t get translated as “fish”. The conversation resulted in a google search.  

“The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural.”  

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/fish-fishes/

One of the most memorable quotes from the movie The Godfather is: “It’s a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.” 

Who knew!  

Today’s Product Spotlight:  

1080P Webcam with AutoFocus – Webcams have been pretty hard to come by the last few months. A while back I did the doables and sourced one for you guys. Well, to be clear, I sourced over a DOZEN from several factories, and personally tested them all. Most all of them SUUUUUCKED. They were super short field of view or were washed out, had strange colors, had no auto zoom, and a variety of other issues. I couldn’t believe what garbage was out there! (And I have seen most of the ones I tested all over the web and Amazon).   

This camera was my pick. “For the money” are words I would use to describe it. There are cameras that are maybe a tad better quality (quality you won’t notice) but are much more expensive. I am working on some of those as well, but it will be several weeks before I have anything ready. This one is affordable, great quality, and gets the job done!  

And, have no fear – if you are not 100% satisfied you can return it no questions asked!  

Check out the 4.5 star review on the product page:  

https://www.cablesandkits.com/computing/webcams/wc1080p-01/pro-18838/

Side Note:  

I did so much camera testing that I thought about doing a site dedicated to Webcam testing and reviews. I registered the domain name “TheWebcamGuy” and maybe one day when I have nothing better to do I will do something with it – haha.  

I commonly buy domains at the drop of a hat and have nearly 200 of them. One of the most interesting one is one I thought would be good for a company that is in the business of pumping septic tanks …. Think about it …. Turdtaxi.com … The trucks would look like a checkered cab. haha, I crack me up.  

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CEO Daily Update – 6.26.2020

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1738 Items 50% off – Day 5 of our Blow Out Sale, TTGLIF

Today is DAY FIVE of our Mid-year BLOW OUT sale!

1738 items are 50% off – Prices reduced 10% every day until gone! 
(See below for details)

https://www.cablesandkits.com/outlet
Use the facets on the left of the page to narrow the results. There’s switches, transceivers, fiber, ethernet, racking, and more!

Thank the Good Lord it’s Friday!

Our Father in heaven, Holy Holy Holy be your name! May your kingdom come to earth, and your will be done on earth as surely as it is done in heaven. Lord please give us the food and the clothes we need this day, and a place to lay our head tonight. Forgive us when we do wrong. Help us to forgive others that do wrong to us. Lead us away from the temptation to do evil, to be selfish, to be rebellious, and save and protect us from evil around us. The kingdom is yours. The power is yours. The glory is yours. Forever, and ever, and ever. May it be. It is! You are! Amen!  (Praying “like this”)

Father, I want to thank you for my wonderful staff. As I work with many of them, and am aware of the work of those I don’t often come into contact with, I am so grateful that you have allowed them to be a part of what we are doing together. I might enjoy the work of my hands, but I enjoy it infinitely more when I get to co-labor with those I enjoy working with. Thank you that you put joy in our hearts as a result of the work we get to do, and thank you for the people that we get to do that work with.

I hope you had a good week, and I hope you have a fantastic weekend! This week seemed to go by very fast to me for some reason. I STILL don’t think I have recovered from the many crazy weeks and am really looking forward to the weekend.

I have been thinking about baby Jojo lately and will get an update soon. Please continue praying for the family.

Until next week!

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