All of a sudden it’s a new day. I guess it’s obvious but you only have one date of death. Quickly time starts to accumulate. Today my daughter got a napkin and wiped tears from my wife’s eyes. Then she sat in my father in law’s oversized arm chair and said it felt like he […]
Death
My wife was out running the Peachtree Rod Race. And making good time. My phone rang. It was my mother in law. She rarely calls me directly. I answered the phone and she told me through her tears that Jim, her husband, had died. I called Loren, still recovering at the finish line. I have […]
Want to Be A Better Leader? Then Adopt These 9 Habits!
I borrowed the title of this post from a blog post written for Inc. by Gordon Tredgold on 6/28/17. A colleague posted Tredgold’s article to our email distribution list and asked for feedback. Sometimes when I receive an article like this I prefer to write my own version before (or in place of) reading the original article. […]
Notes on Dead and Company, Lakewood Ampitheatre, 6/13/17
Picked up my buddy, Robert, on the early side. Arrived at the venue just as they were letting cars in. Immediately apparent that they weren’t ready for the influx of folks. Somehow we ended up parking at the entrance to the venue. We cruised the parking lot a bit. I bought a Steal Your Face […]
Walk Before Me
Walk Before Me Walk before me, walk before me Walk before me, and everything’ll be alright Walk before me, free from blame Walk before, know my name Walk before me, walk in grace, Walk before me, set the pace Walk behind me, walk behind me Walk behind me, and everything’ll be alright Walk behind me, […]
On the occasion of my 20 year HS reunion
I woke up this morning to discover that the 1997 graduating class of Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, Ca had a 20th year reunion last night. I didn’t attend because, first and foremost, I had no idea that it was taking place. I guess I missed the FB memo. But such a milestone moment […]