This past summer my wife and I visited family in LA, during which we went to Disney California Adventure. I am a huge admirer of Walt Disney. His creativity, business achievements…

There Is More Than One Way To Get On A Train

Trains are fun. I enjoy them and have ridden trains in numerous places. In…

The Most Important American Word?

I am writing this as I fly back to Chicago from spending 11 days with my wife in Europe (Duesseldorf…

Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast

Today there is little patience to wait for things. We have on-demand entertainment, two-day (or quicker)…

Start Doing…

The New Year period is always one full of new dreams and goals. Capturing goals is a critical part of achievement (it’s one of the…

The Calming Power of Flames

Things with flames have been hot lately. Dragons in Games of Thrones, for instance. Or the latest grilling and…

Punked By The Puppy

I usually get up around 5 in the morning. In addition to being the time I wake up on my own, I have a back-up system.