Month: March 2007

My grandmother taught me to appreciate birds. In the broad expanse of her San Angelo backyard, we sat quietly and watched the blue jays and cardinals. Mockingbirds, as the official state bird of Texas, brought special deference. I listened to the remarkably varied calls of this brown and white creature. [read more]

The last two years have been an adventure. My son, Jeremy, and I went into business together. We’ve had good times and we’ve tried to remember that all the gurus say that it takes 2 to 3 years to get a business off the ground. We believe that. We just [read more]

I just had this feeling. Maybe it was because I had been here before. Or perhaps it was because a heightened sense of awareness accompanies any situation where I find myself wrapped in a paper toga and wearing little else. But probably it was from the way Nurse Linda was [read more]

I had a blind date yesterday. No, it wasn’t the typical blind date. Nancy, my wife, would really frown on that. This was a get-to-know you meeting that held some potential for our work in conflict resolution. I traveled several hours to meet with an individual I did not know. [read more]

If you’re old enough, you’ll remember that Kleenex brand tissues became the article of choice because of its unique dispensing capability. That’s right! Kleenex was Kleenex because of an innovation that caused each individual tissue to pop-up one at a time. We have all become complacent in our expectations of [read more]