Archive for January, 2006

Human Suffering

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Human suffering is measured one person…one family…at a time. As much as we would like to be able to conceptualize the suffering, the tragedy, the look and feel of each and every day, but we simply can’t. We have to be able to embrace the look and feel of it as if we were living [...]

To Name it is to Own It

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Yahweh must have been a business man. If you remember way back when, the biblical story is that Yahweh refused to allow his name to be used. He ended up as “he who shall remain nameless!” When you can name something, to a large extent, you own it. And the term you own will often, [...]

Take the Shot!

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

The concept is “shots on goal”. You can’t hit the goal unless you take the shot.

The Shifting Roles of a CEO

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

As the company continues to grow, I see my role continuing to shift. I thought it was shifting before, but it shifts even more now. What a CEO IS NOT A CEO is not the chief administrative officer. It’s not the chief dictator. The CEO is not, in fact, the chief honcho in any respect. [...]

Of Course There’s a Santa Claus

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

I know that, at this point in early February, we’re well passed Christmas and the Christmas season. However, I wanted to share with you some observations and conversations I had during the Christmas season. My eldest has finally concluded, absolutely and positively without any doubt, that there is no such thing as Santa Claus. “After [...]