Your leader. Who are you following? A rabbit or a coyote? A rabbit grazes the best patches of clover… eats, poops and breeds… eats, poops and breeds. Very successfully. When the patch becomes less desirable the rabbit hops on to a new one. They flee danger. Always the path of least resistance. Coyotes are resilient,…
Month: November 2017
T -174 Days: Dog’s life
It’s a dog’s life! A pampered, fun-loving, Michigan dog’s life. An entire empty, sunny beach to play on … who cares if the water temp is now down to 50 degrees. (Today’s picture of the day from my daughter)
T -175 days: Places lived
With family support in Kansas City, we lived in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, St Louis, South Carolina, southern Kansas, Oregon and Iowa. Four kids born in four different states. A downside for our move to Michigan will be extra distance from family. Right now my wife can (and does) jump in the car and be there…
T -176 Days: Crazy… not stupid
When I was eight years old my grandfather told me this story: Quite a few years ago I was driving on a narrow, winding Missouri backroad, racing a thunderstorm home. Suddenly… BANG! … I blew out a tire. I had passed a large mansion with lights on a hundred yards back, but I knew I…
T -177 Days: Like father, like son
My wife is taking the lead on another countdown… days before the house goes on the market… T -116 Days. Going from almost 4,000 square feet to 1,100 requires some brutal decisions… dump, donate, give away, sell… and also brings back loads of memories, and mysteries, like… how did our younger son time travel back…
T -178 Days: Battle of Evermore
This morning, with the classic tune “The Battle of Evermore” running thru my mind, I wrote a very long post on corporate culture. My personal view of what I have experienced. Truly a battle of good versus evil played out in the business world. Incredible successes and colossal failures of leadership. Then I rewrote it…
T -179 Days: Planes, trains, and automobiles
Tonight’s sunset from my youngest daughter. While we will soon be living in Michigan, there will be many reasons to come back to Iowa. A new grand baby last night! Second one of the year. As my wife says… planes, trains and automobiles.
T -180 Days: Grab it!
When I was very early in my career, I worked with a bitter old man named George. As I slowly got to know him, we occasionally would go to lunch. One day, George told me his story. When he was young and married with small children he got together with his next door neighbor to…
T -181 Days: Royals print
Two years ago tonight, the Royals became World Champions. This print comes with us to Michigan and will hang on our wall… can’t give it up… Forever Royal.