I looked at the calendar August 15, blinked twice, and realized that ten days ago we were in heavy traffic through San Antonio and Dallas, headed north toward Lake Tenkiller in northeast Oklahoma. The reason for that part of this trip was to retrieve our Leisure Travel Van RV that was stored at wife’s brother’s
I have not seen the movie Oppenheimer yet but it’s on my to do list. In the middle of this ten day road trip we spent a night in Alamagordo which is about 80 miles south of the Trinity site where the atomic bomb was exploded, some 50 miles southeast of Socorro, NM. This area,
Three stages or phases as a way of being and doing and growing. First, exploring and discovering what we care about most and why…. Passion Second, putting that passion into intentional design and actions, what some might call a value proposition as it includes vision, mission and values…Purpose 1 – Who are
Another day, another year and what to make of that? I make S. crazy with my take on birthdays, and many things. I see things differently. I try to explain my rationale and she isn’t persuaded. It makes sense to me. That’s good enough. Here it is for your consideration. You will understand and
(Spoiler alert: This post is compiled from previous, similar ones written for this celebration) Wednesday, June 21, marks this annual event known as Solstice, Summer in the northern hemisphere, Winter in the southern hemisphere. Literally, it’s the moment when the “sun stands still” before it starts back in the other direction and for those
A 3-year-old, Max, asks his grandfather, “Why are you an old man?” Countless children offer keen observations, ask surprising, thoughtful, penetrating questions, filled with curiosity and wonder. As parents, grandparents, teachers and friends, we would do well to seize that opportunity to have a conversation and explore some of the big why’s of life, as
