Archive for the 'Life' Category

I Like Ike — What about You?

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Some of us above a certain age may remember the rallying cry that ultimately brought 5-Star General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in 1945, to the White House in January, 1953. “I Like Ike,” ushered in one of the most successful eight year Presidencies in U.S. history. While General Eisenhower might have [...]

Isabella’s Beach Story

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Janet, Jared and Isabella took a quick trip with some friends to Sanibel for a few days of R & R over a recent three day weekend.  Isabella came back with some starfish and a story for me that was just simply so cute, I had to publish it.  I’ve always cherished each moment from [...]

What I Learned About Business From Reviewing Old Maps

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

It’s a fair statement to say that I’m probably weird when it comes to ancient history. I don’t start history at World War II, with the Civil War, or even with the Renaissance. I don’t even really start at the Bronze Age. If the truth be told, I actually start from there and go back to the [...]

Regaining Freedom: Through my Dog’s Eyes

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

I moved out of Maitland, which I have described as the purgatory of my life.  However, now that I’m back in downtown Orlando, I happened to come across this old draft in my blog archives which I thought I’d launch.  I thought you might like it. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- I got a note today, in this office building [...]

A Darwinian Moment of Reflection on Our Future

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Charles Darwin created a theory of the development of species and natural selection without any clear comprehension of genetics. That notwithstanding, he got it ostensibly correct. He had no idea that genetic codes were as unambiguous as they are turning out to be, but he nevertheless realized that there was a powerful force, functioning in [...]

Ellen & Oprah Revisited

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

I just got finished watching, at Janet’s request, the 1400th show Ellen has broadcast, apparently last night.  She had her typical potpourri of guests on the show, which was just fine.  But more substantially, she had a fast-moving retrospective of some of her shows along the way. What was intriguing to me when I had penned [...]

It’s All About the Belt

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

So, at 8 years old, my sweetheart Isabella, I suspect as a result of watching either Nickelodeon or Disney or both, is now into karate. She is chomping at the bit to get involved. Her rationale is the fact that if she were ever attacked by any “bad men,” she’d be able to defend herself by [...]

From Oprah to Ellen . . . in the blink of an eye.

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

There apparently has been a seismic shift on the planet . . . well, not exactly my planet, but certainly my wife Janet’s. Apparently, Oprah really is gone and Ellen Degeneres seems to be the beneficiary. I happened to walk into the bedroom when all of the kids were down a few nights ago, and Janet was pretty [...]

The Prayer . . . by Isabella Maria Pino

Friday, October 14th, 2011

  So, I thought this was so cute, it had to get published.  Since Jordan, at 16, and Jared, at 13, are feeling stronger as they get older,  the challenge of dealing with a young 8 year old fire brand who balances all of us out in psychic strength has escalated. As I was pontificating on that very subject throughout [...]

Autopsy of an Industry

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Well, after my last post, I thought it best to shift back to business and focus on a subject with some operational take-aways for us all. I had read an article about a year ago. It was actually about myself and the seminar business I had built. It talked about the fact that I had [...]