People are free to believe what they want. And, the Christian world has done more than its fair share in persecuting Muslims. But, when ISIS is killing children because of their parents’ religious beliefs, I’m horrified and am going to speak out against it. I’m surprised the story has been under-reported in mainstream media. So,
Category: Personal
Moving to North Dakota
A high school classmate, Doug Stagnaro, has moved. He and his family have gone from Montgomery County, Maryland (1MM people) to Mylo, North Dakota (20 people). Yes, 20 people. He bought a 20-acre farm. His neighbors are mostly Mennonites. The local public school, from kindergarten to senior year of high school, numbers 41 students. New neighbors
What Is Your Self-Worth?
Amidst the high tech and start-up circles, you run into a lot of driven, super-educated and dynamic folks. It’s a Type A crowd. Some are already quite wealthy. Yet, I know some of them are quite unhappy. I’ve been very involved with all of my business school class reunions, and so, I get to keep
What’s Up with Our Food Supply?
It’s an overcast Sunday morning on Labor Day weekend. The cool air and grey skies make me glance ahead to autumn. So, I will be cooking a roast chicken with gravy for dinner, and also, a vegan and gluten-free apple crisp (sans the nuts) for dessert. Some kids will demand vanilla ice cream, too. Autumn flavors
Barbie Doll Brainwashing
Holy crap, I officially am freaked out. A Barbie Doll recently arrived in the mail at our house. “Whoa!” one of my children said, as the package was opened. “Freaky–the eyes are so big, and the legs are so long.” I’ve never paid much attention to dolls and subliminal messages they send about “ideal” body
Taking Risks
I’ve been thinking a lot about risk these days. Totally Awesome Dude Matt Lauzon and I spent a 1/2 day fly fishing, about which we’ve been emailing for some time and were able to swing finally (a photo from him up top). Matt has started two companies thus far. We talked about risk as we went