What do you do with THAT? …build with what you have
For years I have shared a simple philosophy that has served me well for a…
“Is the university big enough?” … it is a good to question where you are
I was an almost-40 year old leader of the university’s institutional advancement operation; she was…
Three rules to effect change…and one way to do it
There are three things that we cannot avoid: death, taxes and change. It seems like…
Happiness is…giving and receiving
A few years ago, not too long after my wife and I married, I was…
Wisdom in unexpected places
My son sent me a book that he thought that I would like. He was…
Humility…it can be so simple
I was almost a year older than the young man at the window of the…
Their experiences are not ours
People who went to the same school, or went to the same event, or worked…
“Thanks for asking”
Sitting at the table with two fairly new members of TEXSAR (Texas Search and Rescue)…
Bird calls
It’s morning and the birds are calling. While they may actually be talking to each…
“Someday I’ll have one of those…”
My youngest son and I were heading home from some time spent fishing at my…