Last week my father-in-law, Trevor Frederick Orme, passed away and, at age 83 and having known him for 28 years, I have a lot of memories of him. As my
When I was a kid, one of my best friends, Mitch, said I’d be a good salesman because I could: “Talk the hind legs off a donkey.” I guess what
Kevin is a writer and he writes from home. Hang on, that’s not completely true. Kevin has to travel a lot for his writing job, so when he travels he
I often say: “I’m no psychologist — I’m a recovering accountant” but there are some aspects of human behavior I simply don’t understand. I seem to find myself a lot
For the last four years, my wife and I have served as volunteers at a summer camp for children in the foster-care system. This year, due to a change in
I was glued to my TV last Sunday morning to watch the USA women’s soccer team play in the World Cup final against the Netherlands. What I love about the
I don’t like mushy peas. When I was in elementary school in England, a lunch lady stood over me and refused to let me leave the table until I’d eaten
This week our son, Henry, started his first full-time job for a global media company in their finance team. We’re very proud of him because within just seven days of
I was inspired by a story recently in our “Mighty Signal” newspaper about a young student who graduated with perfect attendance. This person never missed a single day of school
As an employee for nearly 20 years across both sides of the pond and now as a business owner for the past 13 years, having served clients in 28 states,
I am writing this article early morning on Memorial Day, which, for those who are reading from overseas, is a very special day on our calendar when we remember and
My brother-in-law is a sales director for a large global organization, and he shared with me an incentive program they operate within his business. They use an acrostic called “the
I am rarely the smartest guy in the room, but I understand what the word “inclusive” means. I remember one school teacher who taught the way to understand some words
For the past few weeks we had my in-laws — Josie and Trevor — visit. They’ve flown across the pond several times to see us, and, so, we made a
My wife and I have planned, Lord willing, to run a half-marathon in every state. A couple of days ago, we ran No. 7 on the big island of Hawaii.
DIt’s a global phenomenon that no one likes a know-it-all. I learned this in the spring of 1976 when in the fifth grade at school, our class was reading Roald
I sing in the choir at my church, and so this past weekend was a very special one, because we celebrated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is
This past weekend we took a family trip to Yosemite. My in-laws are visiting from England, and they’d never seen the natural wonders of the giant, ancient sequoia trees or
One of the many aspects of living in California, which my wife and I enjoy, is the cultural diversity of this beautiful state. We enjoyed this diversity on Saturday evening
Last night, I had the honor of facilitating a leadership seminar for the Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees. For those of you who’ve not heard of them, they are a leadership
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