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Purpose, passion and related motifs

For a variety of reasons, not the least of which is my middle daughter graduating high school yesterday and us leaving today for her to register for college in Nebraska, I seem to have been hearing a lot about purpose lately. For me, purpose is shorthand for “What do you really want to be when […]

A bittersweet day

Today is my 26th wedding anniversary. As I’ve indicated before, I would not survive were it not for the woman who has been the best part of my life. And while perhaps it’s becoming too routinized, she will once again today receive a shipment of tropical flowers from her “happy place” (Hawaii) and we will […]

Just say yes

Truth be told, I am a very fortunate man with an excellent life. This month I will have been married 26 years to a woman I love more today than ever (and who, for reasons I will never ever ever understand, says the same about me.) I have three bright, self-reliant and basically wonderful kids, […]

Travel thoughts

Having just returned from a combination business/pleasure trip to Washington, DC, leaves me behind and trying to catch up. I also didn’t avail myself of internet access for reasons noted below, so here’s a collection of random thoughts from the trip:

Why is it the hotels in larger cities that charge you a couple hundred […]

Forthcoming sparsity

It’s not like this place has been overflowing with content, but there likely will be a growing sparsity. There’s a variety of reasons. the most significant of which seem beyond my control at the time and which I may discuss in the future if I can get a handle on them.

Suffice it to say […]