I am reading a wonderful book titled, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking". Author Susan Cain has written the book I have wanted to read for years. I will share more from this book and its careful research in future posts. I thought I knew much on... Continue Reading →
My Worthless Degree
I came across an article titled, "Don't Bother Earning These Five Degrees". Oh no. I bet my college degree made the list. As I read the article I felt better as #1 Architecture and #2 Philosophy made the list. So far so good ... Hum, there I am at #3, Anthropology. A Degree that I... Continue Reading →
Bigger on the Inside
The end of the year is here. We try to treat it as any other week. No need to reflect back. No point in predicting the next year. It does not work. Each of us, in our own way, will indeed look back and look forward. For me looking back on 2012 involves creating this... Continue Reading →
30 Degrees At Launch
Today was the coldest day of my bike commuting adventure. I started this past summer and rode with temperatures over 100 degrees. Today the temperature was steady at 30 degrees. For many that is not cold, but for us Californians yea that is cold. It was the best ride so far. The rule I adopted... Continue Reading →
Purgatory, Heaven and the Gridiron
This past week I read that Bobby Petrino was hired as the football coach at Western Kentucky. Within a couple of days I watched the California High School Football Championship - NorCal vs. SoCal. Two football stories, one involving a coach working to rebuild his career, living in purgatory. The other coach reminding us what... Continue Reading →
My First Love … The Hobbit
The Hobbit Movie comes out this week. I am taking this occasion to respond to an award nomination months ago from David at Lead.Learn.Live. His site is the place to go daily for some inspiration and fun. Back in September he nominated me for the Booker Award. I love to read and thought... Continue Reading →