May 9, 2011
I have a wedding fast approaching. This naturally makes me think of wine….and the Bible, both the new and old books. I've never been to nor participated in a wedding that did not include wine in some way, often in substantial ways. Of course, the drinking of wine at weddings, in various forms, is always a part of the event, though most often at the reception or dinner that follows. And my and Kathy's wedding will be no different. We'll…
May 3, 2011
I woke today, went downstairs and began my reading as I drank my coffee. I came across a story that detailed the plight of folks who have lost significant memories due to ailments of the brain. It put me in a sour mood because it reminded me that the only tangible things we possess that are of really great value are our memories. And I was struck at just how important it is to create and keep memories that delight…
Apr 11, 2011
I'm smart enough to know that the customer is not always right. After all, I'm a customer. However, the customer is always accommodated. Twice now, in a very short span of time, I've been correctly accommodated by a restaurant that served me bad wine, but in the process there was an intimation that the wine was not "bad", just not preferred by me. This blog post is about ego. My ego. This past weekend, while getting together with friends I'd…
Apr 6, 2011
Anyone who uses an iPad for even a short time must immediately recognize that it is a game changer. What kind of game changer? I see the kind of change that we saw with the emergence of email: a fundamental shift in the way we do required tasks. For example, it's absolutely clear that tablet computing will render the use of pulp based books obsolete in all but very few situations in the same way email has rendered hand written…
Mar 11, 2011
I don't know what the parents come up with in Dairyland when they put together an auction for their private schools. Maybe a night of dinner and milk among the cows. In Lobsterland perhaps the parents looking to raise funds for their private schools auction huge lobster tails signed by the Fisherman that hauled in the big tail, but I'm really am not sure. But what I do know is that these and other private school fund-raising auctions can't be…