Last week I sat in an airplane, returning to Seattle from a ski trip in Utah. Two rows up from my seat, I watched a woman get up from her seat to head to the bathroom. Just as she turned into the aisle, an angelic...
As business owners, my wife and I know that we need to make quarterly payments to the IRS. Our CPA (Certified Public Accountant) tells us how much to pay, and we pay it. Yet, nearly every April, our CPA delivers a second message that feels...
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. - Isaac Asimov The latter days of August are usually a rude awakening for my kids and me. After two luxurious months of sleeping in and goofing off (I call it the season of 85...
Idioms carry and convey wisdom. This post is could be summed up in eight words: Don't put all your eggs in one basket I like to imagine my grandmother speaking the words; her long life experiences packing the words with a heft greater than the word count. ...
Drink, breathe, eat - We all do it. Water, air, food - We all need it. I am a card-carrying environmentalist. Green is my favorite color. I like wandering in wild spaces. I like encountering wild critters. But, I am also a hypocrite. I drive, I use...
Yay, the shutdown is lifted! I've been moved by the many stories from people who want to work, who agree to work, who go to work, but who are told that they won't get paid for their work. I imagine the demeaning, defeating feeling it...
I recently watched "Free Solo," a documentary about rock climber Alex Honnold, and his ascent of the very challenging 3,000 foot wall, el Capitan. He climbed the wall in under 4 hours, without a rope. Sheer granite, sheer exposure, sheer composure, sheer...
My father-in-law recently found a buried treasure. Deep in the back of a filing cabinet, he discovered a forgotten envelope containing several US savings bonds. Fun! Unexpected money! The bonds were made of real paper; they had a good feel - squared corners, colorful bold print. ...
Feelings are little bundles of emotion that zip around our bodies. They are essential. They make life vibrant. They have a powerful influence on behavior. We are wise to pay attention to our emotional selves in matters of friendship or love. But in the realm...
Investing, to many people, is a mysterious realm, a bit like the Ocean. We wonder at the Ocean's beauty, play in its margins, and know its vitality to the world. But we also know the Ocean to be fierce, hazardous, unfathomable below the surface. Investing...