One benefit of having a father who worked in construction all his life was I never wanted for a summer job. The day after school ended, I was expected to report to work for the company my father worked for at the time. Another benefit was I was often given the lowest of the low…
Pass The Torch
This weekend my juices were charged by two articles I read. One was about California, and how lack of vision, planning, and care have created a place to live that may become uninhabitable in the next decade. The second article was the fact that North America has lost over three Billion birds in the last…
Taking Credit
When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu. Whether in sports, business, and politics the greatest of the leaders I encountered took the least credit. I don’t know if times have changed but it seems that is no longer the case. Business leaders give little credit…
Unclouded By Longing
Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing. — Ram Dass. Actually Ram Dass claims the above quote is part of the Tao, but since I heard the above from a dear friend who attributed these words to Ram Dass, I’ll do the same. What may be more important than the attribution is the question what…
Tell Me You Aren’t A Wealthy Man
The little money I have, that is my wealth; but things I have for which I would not take money, that is my treasure. — Robert Brault. One of my many part-time jobs during law school was being a campus cop. It’s a long story how my first experience in law enforcement was being an often…