“𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯” - 𝘑𝘢𝘺. The hourglass ran slow one afternoon as a good friend, Ivan, and myself were waiting for our sons to finish practice and having a pleasant, general, and yet deep discussion. Our conversation drifted to the topic of ‘conversations’ themselves and a recent political interview we had seen. There was someone who contemplatively and patiently listened, paused, and responded to questions while the o

How Tetris taught us to share, find our own limitations and to not underestimate others!

“Here’s your smoothie” …but I ordered a coffee! 😫

The legendary FJ…perfect layout and great for your memory! I’m not a thrills and frills type of guy. Although I like aesthetics, I would pick function over form almost every time. Occasionally, to my eye, some companies get the exact balance of ‘attractive’ and ‘useful’ right on the money. The legendary Toyota FJ Cruiser may in fact be one of those unique instances where enough of the right information is presented with clarity and an effortless interface. Driving to-and-from

I used to drink a lot, but I rarely drank alone! In my much-younger days I was quite an enthusiastic social drinker. Over the years my social involvement has ebbed and flowed, but even now I am happy to enjoy a gin and tonic with friends. During most of my travels I was typically joined by a colleague or two, but these past 10 years as a road rep I usually traveled solo. Having been around an alcoholic or two in my life I had an acute awareness of what drinking alone could do

Everyone has a reason! The true reason I started rucking began three years ago when our daughter, Perpetua, was born with Downs Syndrome. Although today we wouldn’t wish for her to be any different than she is- the fear, anxiety, and concern for her and our future was quite the weight to bare. That hasn’t altogether gone away, but has subsided a bit. The one thing my wife and I don’t do is tuck our tails and run when life gets challenging. We were determined, as we are with a

“Only buy single ingredient foods and make your own meals!” - Steve Many years ago a good friend and colleague of mine, let’s call him Steve, remarked one day as we were installing a sound system that he wanted to run a marathon. I laughed and called BS on him as he was a smoker, wasn’t exactly fit, and didn’t seem to be the ‘running-type’. Anyone who knows me has probably figured out that I don’t mind being wrong. Well, was I ever! Not only did Steve quit smoking but he star