Time for the top ten of 2008, most are repeats and oldies, some sentimental to the heart, but the top 10 surly does change when you move out of a music city. Your musical knowledge and ‘in the know’ seems to shrivel on the vine. With that being said, its been a great year for [...]
I’m sure going to miss the view from where I geek out when its not there. Mike P comes to town, I get offered beer in 4 different places on the evening and the total number drank….0. Last time I ran a 5k, I drank 6 rum and cokes the night before. Talk about a [...]
The astronomical clock in Prague has always has created an epiphany when gazing at the sun and moon, and walk of the apostles at the same glance. Not to mention the clock seems to sit in the middle of ‘old’ and ‘new’ city. Similar, here I sit right smack dab in the middle of a [...]
Tonight is one of those nights everything sorta hurts, a night of limbo. During whiteboard session with Mike P on ACROBAT>COM, I asked ‘what should I blog about,’ the answer, ‘an epiphany’, your latest one. Had to really look the word up to see what it meant. The definition, ‘A sudden revelation of truth inspired [...]
A word about hyper consumerism – Going to a store, going to a burrito joint, going to a mall, you could argue that we’ve reached a gilded age for the middle class. People for the most part can afford to do almost anything, buy anything, use anything, go anywhere. Something in me says what’s morally [...]
Thinking about it today, my family balances me out, thank y’all so much for that. Blogging about / thinking about the family is therapeutic. No chestnuts roasting on an open file, but we have some nice stockings hung by the chimney with care, and we also have ‘Bedford Falls’ up there, the famous places from [...]
Often I neglect the fact that tennis has had a major impact on my life during tender years. My buddies and I would often play 7 hours a day on the weekends in 100 degree Texas heat. Lots was learned during this time, and now that I have the ability to think, there are several [...]
Purpose – Driving home in the middle of massive traffic, I stopped to think, what’s the purpose? So many beings on the merry way, all with missions, all with thoughts, attitudes, personalities, challanges. It all seems to be a commodity. I’ve been called a deconstructionist on a few occassions in life, seems to be getting [...]
My quick list of what makes a good leader, and what they need. BOTH are needed for SUCCESS. Leadership attributes – The ability to EXECUTE against all odds The ability to ARTICULATE a VISION The ability to INTEGRATE egos The ability to create a sense of URGENCY What leaders need – RESOURCES, mainly human TRUST [...]