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There is a thin line between winning and losing. Between mediocrity and greatness. Between fulfillment and frustration. We all teeter somewhere on that line. What is going to put us over the top? A few weekends ago, I took an old-fashioned college road…
Traditions. Rites of passage. They keep us connected. They complete the circle of life. They sustain us in difficult times. And sometimes, they leave us covered in bacon grease in the middle of a graveyard. Justin Palmer was one of my…
A 7-hour round of golf. 10 players on the green at the same time. Blistering heat coupled with torrential rain. Sound like a scene from a golf horror movie? Actually, it is the most glorious day of the year. Great…
Ever since I can remember, a family of beavers has created chaos on my parent’s farm up in New Hampshire. A creek runs through a rolling pasture and into the woods just south of our large stone farmhouse. And just about every…
The Washington Capitals obliterated 44 years of hockey frustration in dramatic fashion by taking home their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. And Alex Ovechkin, their team captain and legendary winger, finally got his due. Of course, it was a full…
Rake up some dirt. Spread a little seed. Water abundantly. Watch the grass grow. Would could be easier? The lawn in my backyard has turned into a battlefield. Giant craters created by my overzealous Golden Retriever. Large, brown patches of Lorax-like…
An all-day seminar detailing the new tax code. A trip to the dentist office for a complex root canal. Prison. These are all places I would rather go than the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles. Yet there I was Friday morning, desperately…
Well, it’s all over for the Loyola-Chicago “Midnight” Ramblers basketball team. The Big Blue of Michigan were too much for them in the second half and will be moving on to the Big Game tonight. But what a run for the…
We are more sizzle than steak. The world favors style over substance. Welcome to the “me” generation. Listening skills are dead. Our society has lost all its values. We are living in a material world. And I am a material…nevermind! There has been…
My first job out of college was the ultimate training ground for sales. As a bright-eyed, eager 21-year old, I was selling office supplies to a wide range of potential customers in the Washington, DC-area. I drove my mobile office…