I am sitting at my favorite watering hole having a morning cup of Joe, lamenting the rain. We have had plenty this year already. However, I remember years where I prayed for it to rain just once. I am lamenting it because I took today and tomorrow off to do...

Quite often I debate things in my mind. I know, this is probably not a good habit. Debating one’s self in one’s own mind can lead to madness. …and I probably have a touch of that. My debate tends to almost always be a similar one; old or new? I...

Childhood is a time when life should be simple, joyful and carefree. I remember growing up in small Texas towns riding my bike all over town and only having one rule; get home before the street lights come on! The most complicated part of my day as a child, during...

I have a great appreciation for craftsmanship. Be it in a uniquely designed motorcycle or automobile, a fine watch, a classic guitar, or simply a well made table. Seeing beautiful lines carefully wrought or feeling the precision in perfect engineering each conveys both the heart and the mind of the...

I am buried in work ... again. But then again, when I talk to most folks, they are as well. Sign of the times, I guess. However, as my career progressed I began thinking to myself (sometime in the 90's), "man, it really can't get much harder than this." And...