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In my twenties and early thirties, I was a road warrior. Not the glamorous kind you see in LinkedIn highlight reels, but the real version: windshield time, rest-stop coffee, sales calls stacked back-to-back, and nights spent in towns that all…
Alligator Alley is not a place designed for optimism. It’s a ribbon of asphalt stretched across the middle of the Florida Everglades, connecting Naples on the west with Fort Lauderdale on the east. It’s the kind of road where the…
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”– Henry David Thoreau We thought we had it all figured out. Three buddies, fresh out of college, chasing freedom on a cross-country trip before life got serious. Somewhere…
Every December, our family makes a pilgrimage to Georgetown’s iconic Martin’s Tavern. It’s a tradition that feels like stepping into a living postcard—warm lights, garlands draped across wood-paneled walls, and the unmistakable hum of holiday cheer. Martin’s isn’t just a…
The hard work was in the rearview mirror. We had raked up all the leaves and dragged them to the front lawn for pickup. Now it was just a waiting game until the county showed up to vacuum them into…
Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. –Mary Tyler Moore Last month, I discovered my car battery was draining overnight. Why? I have no idea. Why does anything go south in old cars? …
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. –Helen Keller I knew they were home before I even walked through the door. The…
You can’t always connect the dots looking forward; sometimes you have to look backwards for everything to make sense. –Steve Jobs Wow. Another glorious weekend on the East Coast of the US. And my wife and I took full advantage of the weather…
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.–Rick Warren The National Football League is in full swing as teams fight their way into mid-season form. As I reclined to watch for a few minutes on Sunday,…
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. –Zig Ziglar As the dog days of my marathon training roll on, the goal is becoming more and more daunting. The speed workouts are…