Baseball & The Guy Sitting Next to Us
Three people in the office today, so my colleague Michael and I decided to pull a Ferris and bolt for the smell of stale beer and hot dogs at Coors Field for the 1:05 Rockies v. Cubs game. The relatively new park has definitely lost the new park smell, initiated with a shower of toppled beer and nachos.
A few brews, a lot of shelled peanuts, a BP ball, and a nice sunburn later a stronger bond was forged and the victors smiled. (Though, a little conflicted over the fact that the ballpark offers a footlong brat.)
It never ceases to amaze the amount of info that can sail under the radar in the work environment. During 9 innings of banter I discovered that my colleague worked with Oliver North as part of the task force created when the Iraqis invaded Kuwait in 1990, completed his Master's thesis on switching development indicators from economic to social and the impact of having a social scientist on assessment teams, he studied at AUC, and I received a ton of great advice and connections regarding MPH programs that I am currently looking at.
How much do you really know about the people you work with? The people in your organization? Your teachers?
As we try to expand our networks, I feel that we often look for the big name, "I have an in with Bill Gates" connections and fail to really develop and appreciate the potential of more intimate connections.
Labels: Denver, Groovin', Tidbits
posted by Burbs @ 7:57 PM
3 Comments:
I learned that a friend used to be a professional cyclist, after climbing with him for almost two months, and that someone I hold very dear has a child I didn't know about- getting to know someone is a funny process, I think a change of environment every once in a while opens people up, and reveals a different side of them :)
WOW
foot-long brats you say?
well said.
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