I know I just posted this video just a couple of weeks ago, but as with any genre of music that I’m listening to, I tend to limit my playlist to 20 or so songs for a period of time … Continue reading →

That was the title of the email Shannon sent me this afternoon. She accepted a position with a high tech medical device start up out of Silicon Valley this week, and they sent her the first week travel schedule. At … Continue reading →

I wrote a post back in April of 2010 about going home: Some days I wish you could go home again, back to the farm in Illinois.  The innocent days of playing in the old tree that was hit by … Continue reading →

We’ve all heard the saying “Jack of all trades, master of none” and it pretty much describes me.  In my job, the individual skill sets that I do on a daily basis are done much better by others.  I know … Continue reading →

I bought this truck off my boss’ dad in 1993. He bought it for a Ranch truck but never used it and it was just sitting there with only 9,000 miles on it. It is a 1993 Ford F250 with … Continue reading →

I will admit to it, one of my greatest character faults is that I’m a pessimist.  I blame it on growing up a Chicago Cubs fan, watching them snatch defeat from the jaws of victory time after time.  It made … Continue reading →

The way my son’s Ford Focus was loaded this morning, it looked like he was taking a trip with the Beverly Hillbillies. But in fact he was heading to his new home in Houston where he will be starting his … Continue reading →

When I was 14 years old I read a book about the newly burgeoning tech industry out in Northern California.  They had a whole chapter on Apple Computers, who in 1980 was not well known.  I had just taken a … Continue reading →

Thanks to my dad for sending me the article.  It kind of touched a nerve and I’m sure will spark some debate here on the site. Property owner launches insults If he wanted to catch flies, he would use honey. … Continue reading →

Our family had a great, relaxing weekend at Lake Lewisville just hanging out with friends and family on our boat. We came home rested from the lake Monday afternoon to catch up on some chores around the house before the … Continue reading →