Fill In The Blank
Ever wonder why people are the way they are? The first assignment I give my students each year is “Help Me Get To Know You”. It’s a short list of…
Rampart Ridge - Woodland Park, CO
Drive A Good Nail
Are you ever frustrated when you can’t solve the whole problem? Anyone who’s grown up on a ranch or farm (like me) knows there’s always animals to feed, pens to…
Don’t Miss A Moment
The first time you come home after your dog dies is a hard moment. I never knew exactly how old Bentley was. I rescued him. Not from a shelter but…
Asking For Something New
How long has it been since you asked for something new? Growing up an Iowa farm boy, snow cones were a cold treat you enjoyed at the county fair. They…
Passing Through
I live at a place called Buffalo Springs Lake. Part of Yellow House Canyon, it’s a topographical aberration in the endless miles of flatness that is the South Plains of…
What Makes A Good Manager?
We’ve all likely endured a bad one in our careers. But what makes a good manager? While I’ve been self-employed most of my life, in those seasons where I worked…
Yearbook
When you’re gone, how will you be remembered? Right before summer break the yearbooks came in. A hardcover pictorial of the 2018-19 school year. Students busily flipped pages, pointing, laughing,…
E&A at Krispy Kreme
A Rose At Krispy Kreme
Have you ever done a good deed that appeared to go wrong? Maybe it didn’t. Maybe you just don’t know the whole story. When my girls and I first moved…
Blooming Where You’re Planted
There’s a rogue sunflower growing in my flower pot. It’s tall and strong and going to bloom any day now. I didn’t plant it. The birds did. But now that…
Graduation Letter To My Students
Dearest Students, Sometime early in your freshman year I said to you, “Blink three times and you’ll be seniors getting measured for your graduation robes.” I could tell by the…