A 16-foot great white shark was spotted about 13 miles off the coast of the Outer Banks at Kill Devil Hills, NC recently. Someone captured video of the shark. We’re going to the Outer Banks soon, and this video is another good reason I won’t go too far into the ocean. I’d […]

Man this has been a crazy week. Started with the highest of highs at MBA graduation last weekend. Then very low (van needs new head gaskets to the tune of $1200+). Now looking up again with Staff Appreciation Day and golf at Stoney Creek tomorrow with several colleagues, some who are faculty […]

More great stuff from the Bruderhof Daily Dig, this a quote from Kurt Vonnegut:
For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course that’s Moses, not Jesus. I haven’t heard one […]

My MBA graduation was Friday night. Good stuff all around.

This picture immediately goes in my pantheon of Favorite Pictures Ever. Gretchen was phenomenal throughout the time I was in the program, not only taking care of the kids and the house much more than she should have to but also encouraging me and […]

Great article in Newsday:
Bill Cosby was anything but politically correct in his remarks at a Constitution Hall bash in Washington commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision. To everyone’s astonishment, laughter and applause, Cosby mocked everything from urban fashion to black spending and speaking habits.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic […]

Came across a great site today while Googling. Carlos Baute (pictured) is some kind of rock star in Venezuela. I can see the family resemblance, can’t you? Check out his album Dame De Eso at Amazon and listen to the audio clips. My favorite album review by far is from Eric […]

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and praying lately about transformative projects. I think we get too caught up sometimes in only dealing with food and shelter for those who need it. The old maxim about teaching someone to fish is appropriate here. So I’ve been trying to find ways to […]