Monthly Archive: December 2019

#Pencils December 11

Some items that are nearly two hundred years old continue to thrive in a high tech digital age. One of them is No. 2 yellow Ticonderoga PENCIL. Yesterday I heard something remarkable from Jim...

#Christmas December 10

Last year the blog was co-written by John Rancke and myself. John did a piece on Christmas Songs that I want to republish. Parts of the post below were published on July 16, 2018...

#Nudge December 9

University of Chicago professor Richard Thaler studies behavioral economics and finance as well as the psychology of decision-making. I got to listen to him on a podcast last week discuss the power of small changes or...

# Exams December 8

For most college students last week and this week means final EXAMS or at least the end of classes. As I have observed my children go thru college I have seen a trend that...

#Better December 7

Many of us are looking for a formula to make our lives BETTER Early this week on Twitter I read fantastic advice from Paul Castle. He had this to say. If you’re not making...

#Connections December 6

I heard something this past week that is true in my life. We all have very strong direct CONNECTIONS to people in our lives. Examples would be family and our closest friends. We also...

#Soundscapes December 5

A couple of weeks ago I got to listen to Bernie Krause talk about SOUNDSCAPES. I was amazed at what impact sounds can have on our world. Researching the concept confirmed a perception I...

#Essentialism December 4

I came across a story about a book I want to read in 2020 called Essentialism-The Disciplined Pursuit of Less the author is Greg McKeown In essence this book is about priorities. In reading...

#BlogoftheMonth December 3

It has been my practice to use the 3rd of each month to feature what I call the “Blog of the Month”. I profile a blog I follow and encourage you to explore it...

#Heisman December 2

The Heisman Trophy will be awarded next Saturday (December 14, 2019) in New York City. I have no inside info on who will win it this year but I do know that I had...