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Pierce vs. Getting Things Done

Being back on the road has it's pluses. You get a good night's rest. You get to eat a good meal. Being back at work with really smart people is intellectually stimulating. My Starbucks/Caribou fix is met on a consistent basis.
There are also negatives. My son doesn't see me in person for 4 days. It puts stress on my wife because she has to care for herself and a little one. It becomes hard to keep the waistline in check thanks to comfort eating and being exposed to some new restaurants. I get to deal with middle seat Mondays.
At some point in a management consultant's career, the trade off between time and money become very, very real. I can't imagine (or actually I can) what road warriors did before cell phones, Skype, aol, or Google chat.
That said, my wife and I set up a time where we can video chat. Unfortunately, when you get into a hotel with a slow internet connection, that conversation isn't exactly ideal. Beyond that, it is a positive to see your offspring and talk to your wife and actually see their faces.
Our newest idea is to have me read to my son over Skype or Google chat. The first day was actually a complete suprise and I ended up regurgitating the Hyatt Place's menu. That episode made me realize that I should never ever be on the radio or television.
The next day I read an excerpt of Rework -- my son seemed to tolerate that. And today I decided to read Ready for Anything by David Allen. So at 2 months old, my son should have a philosophy to help him run a business and be the most productive toddler in the free world. Ready for Anything is the book that he actually paid the most attention to.
Anyway, it looks like the Kindle is going to get a heavy deluge of Dr. Seuss books relatively soon. Only because the next book in the queue is The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy. Who knows what kind of damage that can inflict on an infant...

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