Life is a process and yesterday I was reminded about life’s process. While I was sitting in the Brasilia airport waiting for a flight home, I observed something strange, yet familiar. What I observed in the airport, caused me to have a revelation. This revelation was not something that was unfamiliar to me. Quite the [Read More]
How to Keep Your Child Motivated to Succeed
Let me begin by admitting that the title, “How to Keep Your Child Motivated to Succeed” is a bit misleading. Well perhaps misleading is a bit strong. The fact of the matter is that explaining what I mean in this post is a bit of a challenge. The challenge in writing this post originates with [Read More]
Five Traits of a Good Youth Sports Coach
Over the past twelve to thirteen years I have been one of those youth sports parents. During the decade that my son has been involved in youth sports, I have had the fortune and in some cases the misfortune of meeting and examining all types of coaches. The most important thing that my time as [Read More]
Jesus, My Miami Heat, Eminem, Luck and You
Did you see it? Tell me you didn’t turn the game off. Don’t tell me you are one of the fair weather fans who gave up on my Miami Heat like too many of the so-called fans who left American Airlines Arena last Wednesday morning before the game ended. In case you missed it, my [Read More]
Simply The Best Father’s Day Gift Ever!
Happy Father’s Day to you. Happy father’s day to me! I know you are expecting me to rail against the celebration of another commercialized pseudo American holiday like Father’s Day. Yet, like the rest of America, I too celebrate father’s day. Actually, today, I celebrate my 6,559 father’s day. Yes, I have celebrated 6,559 father’s [Read More]
Five Things You Can Do To Clean Your Full Plate
So poster child for the full plate, did you check out Google as I suggested in the previous post? Did you take a good long look at yourself naked in the mirror? Did you ask your children or family if they would want to live life the way you do? Are you now finally ready [Read More]
Oklahoma Tornado 2013: Life is Fleeting - Tomorrow is Not Promised
On Monday, May 20th a terrible tragedy occurred in this country. Unless you have been living under a rock, you no doubt have heard all about the massive tornado that clobbered the city of Moore, Oklahoma. The tragedy did not end with 24 people dying, hundreds of people being injured or the physical devastation [Read More]
Children and Cooking: Real Directions for Perfect Results
As I have hopefully convinced you this month, there are a number of things you can share with your child when you teach them how to cook. I learned most of those lessons before my 16th birthday. Sometimes the lessons I learned were intended but other times the lessons were happenstance. Lucky Bread One such [Read More]
Children and Cooking: Simple Instructions for Expert Achievement
If you remember our post Children and Cooking: Creating the Entrepreneurial Spirit, I shared with you how I was going to build a cooking empire until my budding culinary kingdom like Cheech and Chong went “Up in Smoke”. Well, what I failed to mention was what happened only a couple of months after the smoke [Read More]
Children and Cooking: A Unique Way to Build Character
In my previous post, I mentioned having had an opportunity to talk with my sister about some of the lessons we learned which occurred in the kitchen or were connected with food. She reminded me of one such lesson involving a potato and a blind fold. Steak and Potatoes One spring evening in 1978, my [Read More]
