I’m constantly amazed at the places that potential learning opportunities pop-up. I often drive down a country road near a Civil War battlefield. I usually find the rural scenery relatively relaxing. One day, I happened to notice something that I had somehow missed on all my previous trips by the fields along the road. Right in the middle of one of the fields stood a tree. It was only about 25 or 30 feet tall, but I was nevertheless taken…
I just finished watching the USA women move into the semi-finals of the World Cup soccer tournament. In case you missed it, the United States team was behind until Abby Wambach scored a goal just before the game ended. Earlier, it seemed like everything was going against the team, including several questionable calls. But the U.S. players ended up winning on penalty kicks when goalie Hope Solo made a great save and Ali Krieger made the winning kick. I took…
We’ve talked before about how important a blog can be in your efforts to connect with folks who will become part of your community. Those who are thinking about starting a blog and those who want to improve their existing blog would do well to read Seth Godin‘s post about “Things to ask before you redo your website.” photo credit: in-boulder Godin lists 24 excellent questions to ask yourself about your website. Spend some time considering all of them. But…
Last weekend I had the pleasure of watching both my daughters play on a fast-pitch softball team that won the state championship. My oldest daughter played on a team that took the state title three years ago, but this was the first for my younger daughter, an eighth-grader who was called up from the junior varsity at the end of the year. After the game, one of the coaches was talking to the team about the accomplishment. One of the…
I have a new car. Well, it’s not a new car, but it’s nice and I like it. It’s a 1997 Buick Park Avenue with low miles. It needs a paint job, but other than that it’s in pretty good shape. It’s doing a whole lot better than the last car I bought. One of the coolest features is something called “head-up display.” I had heard of the technology on Air Force jets, but didn’t know it was available on…