Defining ultimate value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. But, in another sense, ultimate value should have an objective measure. Read this post to learn more. My wife and I each have a number of items that were passed down to us from our parents and grandparents. Similarly, we have accumulated things […]
Some family traditions are passed down from one generation to the next. Others are started by a single generation. This post describes some of our meaningful family traditions. Traditions become traditions because family members see value in repeating them. Here “value” suggests things like enhancing relationships, pleasant reminders of the past, and carrying forward things […]
Doing family history research can be both enlightening and frustrating. This post describes what I’ve done in learning my family history. Several decades age I started doing some research on my father’s family. I was fairly active at first. It was much like a very active hobby. However, over time, life got in the way […]
Here’s what the process of starting over looks like: in our mid-40’s, we added a toddler to our family. We were starting over when almost empty-nesters. What were we thinking?! This blog post contains my personal LinkedIn entries for March 6 through April 2, 2023. Give Yourself Some Slack! Advice to younger self: you are […]
Occasionally, gifts to us from others are totally unexpected. And, at the same time, the gift is wonderful indeed. It’s an act of kindness from one person to another. In my former life I was a business school dean. In that role I met many of our alumni and others who were friends of the […]
