Building A Cathedral Vs. Digging a Ditch

Building A Cathedral Vs. Digging a Ditch

Life is a Business – Chapter 39 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future When I left college in the middle of my freshman year to come home to be closer to my girlfriend Jan (married a year later and 43 more years on June 11th of 2014), I...
Big Hat – No Cattle

Big Hat – No Cattle

Life is a Business – Chapter 38 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future This essay is dedicated to all the women, both young and old, who have been disappointed once they bought the pretty package, only to find out that the gift inside was...

Always Give A Baker’s Dozen

Life is a Business – Chapter 37 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future Back in the early 20th Century, bakeries, butcher shops and barbershops were on every block in the cities. Even small towns had them on “Front Street”, in the main...

If You Are Scared Buy A Bulldog

Life is a Business – Chapter 36 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future One day, some years ago, I was standing on a tee box, staring at a long golf shot across a body of water. My brother John gave me a few seconds to ponder all the...

Would You Rather Be A Hammer Or A Nail?

Life is a Business – Chapter 35 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future When I started out in manufacturing as a young man in his mid-twenties, an older engineer that mentored me spoke a profound truth for the ages: “95% of all the workers...

Hiding The Liver Under The Mashed Potatoes

Life is a Business – Chapter 34 A series of essays on the past, the present, and the future Growing up out in the country at the foot of the famous Monteagle Mountain in Tennessee, our Depression/WWII era parents believed that all aspects of a young person’s...