mullings – Carl J. Rodakowski

Being a Home Owner

August 12, 2026August 17, 2026 Carl RodakowskiRants

I know it is pretty much everyone’s dream to own their own home, but I honestly am not a fan. Almost three decades ago was my last rental experience. Since then I’ve been fortunate enough to have owned a house (to one extent or the other). The latest house, my house that I got on my own, was some of the worst stress I’ve ever had to deal with. Let’s just say that the infection I got a couple years ago, where I almost lost my leg, was nothing compared to buying a house. But I digress. This isn’t about […]

Angry vs Walking Away

May 4, 2022April 3, 2022 Carl RodakowskiRants

There is a saying, ‘pick your battles’. I … kind of … think this is a good saying. Isn’t there another saying that might go along the lines of, ‘plan your battles and chose when to engage’? That I think follows more along with how I go about things. These question started floating around my head a few days ago. It was brought on when I was interacting with a coworker who is one of those always happy people, nothing phases them, they’re always upbeat, and they always just take everything in stride. I, generally, enjoy people like that. But […]

Working From Home

January 4, 2022January 19, 2022 Carl RodakowskiRants

I’m a huge proponent for working from home. Prior to my current job, for years I was a consultant and worked exclusively from home. When the pandemic thing hit, all those years of working in a home office flooded back. For me, it was a breath of fresh air. However, I’d also been more aware of how to function and interact with people from years of prior experience. Now days, it is even easier with technology — web cams didn’t exist like they do today (20 plus years ago). Heck the idea of Zoom, Teams, and other services like that […]