
Howzabout some holy hope?
I remember “when.” The world in which I was raised never assumed that everyone would know everything, all the time… with updates coming instantly and constantly. Most people subscribed to the local newspaper, which landed in the driveway near days-end every day, except on the weekend, when it appeared in the morning. The “nightly news”

Are you getting ready for next year yet?
Okay, Amigo: the party is officially over for 2025. As of today, the prep for ’26 becomes your continuing priority. Will you be giving sufficient attention to that ramp-up effort, or will you be waving it off until your lack of focus brings it into collision with your less-essential life distractions? Yesterday was Father’s Day,

Whose name is on the card?
Yowzer. I’m looking forward to some time “off” during the Summer season, but I’m also worried: while I’m taking some Sabbath from the frontline, what if someone figures out how to replace me with Chat GPT? My roles – including this one, as the 35+ year Creator of this weekly blog/podcast – are susceptible to

Get ready to blow out the candles!
There’s a big birthday just around the corner. I hope you’ll be celebrating it with your friends who share it! Sadly, there will be a bunch of folks whose distractions may keep them from slowing down to experience it. Will you be among the delighted, or the distracted? My focus this Monday morning is next

What’s Memorial Day without memories?
What’s a “memorial”? It’s something set up to remind people of a person or an event. Memorial Day may be a convenient start-of-summer holiday, but its purpose is clear: it is a day set-aside to remember the men and women who gave their lives in defense of our national freedom. That’s a tough assignment in

Who’s on your list?
If you thought that year-end – the calendar span that kicks-off with Thanksgiving and finishes with New Year’s Day – was the only crash-time for gifting during the year, think again… Last night, Cheri brought our clan together: Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3. The occasion was my birthday; they were all gracious (good training from moms).