• 1974 Ferrari 246gts

    There are certain cars I have desired to own.  The Ferrari 246gts.  I have liked this car since high school.  Everyone thinks the new Ferrari’s are great, but the conversation between Roger, the Ferrari salesperson and Memphis from the movie “Gone in 60 seconds” best describes my feelings: You would not be a self-indulgent wiener,…

    August 16, 2013
  • I Have No Plan

    I joke with my sons about this saying.  They both have elaborate zombie apocalypse plans.  I have learned about zombies by listening to their plans. Zombies are pretty simple creatures.  A zombie is bereft of consciousness and self-awareness.  They eat and walk around.  People, who are not zombies, try to avoid them. Any resemblance to…

    August 15, 2013
  • Increase Your Margin

    In college, we all increased our margins. Word processing tools had a really cool feature. You could increase your margins from one inch to one and half inches. A four page paper instantly became five pages. We focused on the length of the paper, instead of the content of the paper.  We spent times working…

    August 14, 2013


  • Is There More Than Just One Dash?

    I visited my Grandfather’s grave with my Grandmother.  Today, Grandfather would have turned 97 years old. We have all heard the story of the dash.  The beginning and end dates do not matter, but the dash in the middle is what is important.  What did you do with your dash?  How did you live?

    August 13, 2013
  • Do You Listen?

    There are a multitude of classes on being an effective speaker. How to speak up. How to enunciate your words. Proper word choices. When was the last time you heard of a class to teach people how to listen.

    August 12, 2013