Posts by: Rick Jobus

Rick Jobus

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

A Problem Warranting Animated Attention

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“The world is covered by our trails / Scars we cover up with paint / Watch them preach in sour lies / I would rather see this world through ... Read more

October 21, 2020October 19, 2020

Life Amid a Torrent of Fire and Rain

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus?/ You gotta help me make a stand./ You just got to see me through another day./ My body is achin’ and my ... Read more

October 14, 2020October 12, 2020

What’s Next After Your Ship Comes In?

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“What do we do now?” That line from the 1972 movie “The Candidate” came to mind recently. The movie stars Robert Redford as a political neophyte. Redford’s character, Bill ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 5, 2020

Applause Springs Forth From a Crash Landing

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

No one applauds when the train is on time. That was the metaphor I invoked during the portion of my career spent in system implementation and post go-live support ... Read more

September 30, 2020September 29, 2020

A Surprise Course in Life Support 101

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“Love the One You’re With.” In his 1970 release, Stephen Stills advised folks to show carnal affection for whomever fate paired them with. If the prurient intent is replaced ... Read more

August 26, 2020August 24, 2020

Finding Sweetness in the Eye of the Storm

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

Just like Lionel Barrymore as James Temple in “Key Largo“ and Gary Sinise as Lt. Dan Taylor in “Forrest Gump,” I survived a hurricane wheelchair-bound. Unlike the original works ... Read more

August 19, 2020August 17, 2020

Learning to Cherish a Room With a View

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

Last week, I ended this column with a tongue-in-cheek inference that in deference to an improbable ALS curse befalling me, I would not share two near-disaster experiences anytime soon. ... Read more

August 12, 2020August 10, 2020

Is It a Jinx or a Sphinx?

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, You don’t spit into the wind, You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, And you don’t mess around with Jim.” ... Read more

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020

Navigating an Uncertain (Lega) Sea

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

“The world will little note, nor long remember …”  These words of Abraham Lincoln were his prediction that the speech containing them would have no permanence. Ironically, the Gettysburg ... Read more

July 22, 2020July 27, 2020

The Absurdity of a Progressively Debilitating Terminal Illness

Columns, Notes From the ALS Front - a Column by Rick Jobus

 “Oh, I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused.” Those lyrics from the Elvis Costello song “(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” are an ... Read more