Category Archives: Family

Socrates is quoted by Plato as having said “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Over the last 10 days or so I’ve had the opportunity to think about this quite a bit. As the last couple of posts indicate, … Continue reading →

It goes without saying (although I’m going to say it anyway!) that each generation looks at its own as the best. The most sophisticated, the most advanced, the greatest achievements, the best tools. The most modern. While this is true … Continue reading →

Ephemeral (adjective) ephem•er•al \i-ˈfem-rəl,\ Lasting a very short time; transitory While all relationships, and indeed life itself, is transitory, it doesn’t have to be that all relationships last for a very short time. Of course everything is relative, but circumstances … Continue reading →

My friend Mike Katke was killed in a motorcycle accident last week. He had finished up a sales meeting in Denver and rented a Harley to relax, unwind and enjoy a beautiful summer ride with his girlfriend Angel. I don’t … Continue reading →

As I write this, it’s the tail end of 2011. I know it’s an arbitrary point in the earth’s annual journey around the sun, but even if only for a little while, it’s as good a time as any to … Continue reading →

It’s Thanksgiving week. Growing up, we didn’t celebrate holidays (being good Witnesses and all). I didn’t feel like I missed anything; I understood the reasons we didn’t participate in Christmas, Easter, Halloween or the July 4th festivities; they were either … Continue reading →