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I coached basketball for thirteen years from kindergarten to seniors in high school. Many were first time players. I took pride in my ability to teach the fundamentals. One of the hardest things to teach new players was how to shoot a layup. That’s a shot very close to the basket while moving your feetContinue reading “Inch by Inch”

One of the bright spots in my life the past several years has been getting to know a legend in my community, Dr. B. I met him when I volunteered to sack and hand out fresh produce at a local charity. He was in his 90s and came to help. I immediately recognized his name because a middleContinue reading “A Happy Life”

This saying comes from my Dad. The same man that often said “Why take achance when you have a cinch?” The two statements seem to contradict each other, but they really fit togetherlike a hand in a glove. They both have to do with evaluating risk. A good reasonfor taking a chance is if youContinue reading “What Have You Got to Lose?”

I didn’t have a TV in college. When the baseball playoffs started my roommateand I went to the dorm lobby to watch a game. A few feet from us was the biggestperson I’d ever seen. He was 6’8” tall, weighed 280 pounds and a freshmanfootball player. He barely fit in the arm chair he wasContinue reading “What did you Expect?”

In 2011 my good friend Ed told me about TED talks. I soon got hooked and wouldwatch them while eating lunch at my desk. I didn’t know a couple of them wouldalter the course of my life. In March of 2011 Kathryn Schulz gave a talk aboutbeing wrong. It changed the way I see theContinue reading “Being Wrong”

I mentioned in another post that my dad was an orthodontist. He was also arancher. That seems like a strange combination, but he made it work beautifully. Iwas helping him work cattle one day when I was about ten and working cattle isn’teasy, in case you’ve never done it. I made a mistake that causedContinue reading “The World is Going to Keep Right on Turning”

I had the honor of speaking at my Dad’s funeral. I said having him for a Dad was like having the answers in the back of the book. He was known for his wisdom and being able to figure out just about anything. Being an orthodontist in a small town, lots of people called himContinue reading “Why Take a Chance?”

I’ve been a Star Trek fan since the 70s. I thought the original program, Star Trekthe Next Generation and Deep Space Nine were all well done. I wasn’t asimpressed with Star Trek Voyager, but watched most of the shows anyway. Therewas a particular scene that taught me something important. Voyager wanted tocross space occupied byContinue reading “It’s My Nature”

People have always been somewhat of a mystery to me. Maybe that’s why I’vebeen so interested in the human condition. One day my friend Gina told me aboutsomething that helped me understand people better. It’s called the enneagram.She suggested I read The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and SuzanneStabile. I am byContinue reading “Enneagram High Five”