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Ken’s Wine Guide finds the perfect bottle of wine?
Life is too short to drink bad wine, even if it's free. Last week Ken sent us an email that I had never seen before: "98 to 100 point wine: I'm close to awarding my first 100 point wine. If you want to try a sip, swing by at 7:30 tonight. --Ken"
Continue reading...Life Lessons: Understanding Women Category
26. August 2008
Like many men, I believe my understanding of women and what they want peaked right around the time I purchased the engagement ring and has been degrading in cycles since then. I am joking of course but not really. One early Saturday morning last winter I awoke in an industrious mood and set [...]
Continue reading...Hugs & Kisses
8. February 2008
Yesterday was my birthday…a big one. Assuming I live to be 80, (I doubt it) I have less than half my life left to live. I have to say the pressure of time is motivating and the new watch my wife gave me helps. Thanks, honey. Being older and wiser, I should [...]
Continue reading...Cheap Christmas Trees
8. February 2008
During the holidays a guy selling Christmas trees camped out in front of the indoor soccer place where our family spends a LOT of time. He hung his shingle on pallet that he lodged upright into the snowbank. The sign was professionally printed with an arrow directing people who couldn’t see the [...]
Continue reading...Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
9. July 2007
Thought provoking presentation from TED conference. I think most institutions stifle creativity not just schools. Any institution or individual can foster creativity but creative people are usually outnumbered.
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14. May 2009
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