“Those towers sure were beautiful”… 9/11 10 years later.

Posted by - Sep 11, 2011

At first I thought it was a joke. In hindsight, I don’t know why thinking a plane crashing into one of the towers could be funny but I wasn’t sure what else to make of it. Why would a plane hit one of the World Trade Center towers? There was no other explanation at the

The key to happiness is doing this one thing…

Posted by - Aug 22, 2011

I was laying in the dentist’s chair listening to the sucking sounds, desperate to get the nasty taste and this nice lady’s hand, out of my mouth. She was using metal utensils and talking to me about her son, who was starting college in the fall. “He’s not 100% sure what he wants to do

Taking stock, a personal story, and something pretty dumb

Posted by - Aug 20, 2011

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” ~Mark Twain Taking stock I’ve been blogging part-time for the past year. I started off doing a lot of it over at Multifamily Insiders and still do from time to time. The way I look at it, this blogging thing

5 Minute Rule

Life lessons the kids won’t learn (or how to repeat yourself repeatedly)

Posted by - Jul 9, 2011

“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” ~Franklin P. Jones I’m watching my 5 and 3 year old lay on the floor and pay vigil to another CGI movie, Ice Age. It’s a “relaxing” time as a parent and part time blogger because I can actually sit here

Wrapping up a perfect Father’s day

Posted by - Jun 19, 2011

“Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I’ve grown.” ~Author Unknown The sun is setting on this perfect fathers day. I’ve been a Father now for 5 years. I try real hard to be a good one. I get mad sometimes when I shouldn’t and often don’t discipline when I should

New technology I can no longer live without.

Posted by - May 19, 2011

New technology can be a lot like Justin Bieber. It isn’t the bad hair I’m referring to. Think about the first time you heard one of his songs. It really isn’t anything special; you probably dismissed it the first few times. The problem is you kept hearing about him. You saw him on TV, in

Only the sky should be your limit.

Posted by - Apr 24, 2011

I was standing in the field with my daughter, a cool bay breeze was blowing off the water. We were getting ready for the whistle to blow and officially begin the annual

How not to fail

Posted by - Apr 1, 2011

You didn’t wake up this morning and say you were going to fail. You rolled out of bed, yawned, stretched, made some random noises and shuffled off to the bathroom. You probably glanced into the magic mirror on the bathroom wall, noticed your hair was disheveled, spotted the new random zit on your chin but

Where the best ideas come from

Posted by - Mar 16, 2011

Sometimes I sit in front of my computer and stare off into space. The cursor blinks in anticipation of my next move and my hand hovers over the mouse. Instead of DOING, I just sit there and stare – a little pool of drool begins to form in the corner of my mouth. Lots of