Here's to hoping your week has been pleasant so far. Ours is fine at this point, but we grounded the boat hard yesterday and were stuck for over an hour just a few hundred yards from one of our favorite anchorages. Some new friends on a boat named … [Continue reading] about A Quick Note About Shortcuts
100 Reasons to Homeschool Your Kids
As a homeschooling dad -- actually, my wife did about 95 percent of the teaching and other work related to schooling our three kids -- I loved this comprehensive list of 100 Reasons to Homeschool Your Kids. You can thank Kerry McDonald for … [Continue reading] about 100 Reasons to Homeschool Your Kids
We, they, and I
I have the smartest students in the world! During a recent conversation, one of them shared what he believes are the most important phrases for great leaders: WE did well. THEY did great. I failed. Great leaders use WE when things … [Continue reading] about We, they, and I
The greatest investor you’ve never heard of
“My thing is I wanted to be able to have free time. To me, having time is the most precious thing." The title of this article at Forbes.com was right--I had never heard of Herbert Wertheim until this morning. And I bet you haven't either. Dr. … [Continue reading] about The greatest investor you’ve never heard of
This is what happens when you turn trash into treasures
Worn out painter's buckets, dented cookware, metal odds and ends, old boards, boxes, bins, cans, bottles. You get the idea. We discard this stuff every day. Most of these things end up in land fills, where more trash is dumped on top and then … [Continue reading] about This is what happens when you turn trash into treasures