It All Comes Down to Motion
Tweet When we take a trip as a family, often my wife and I divvy up the driving. I may drive to and she may drive from. Sometimes, she drives both to and from. I am fine with Jamie doing most of the driving because she has a strong opinion about how I drive. It’s just easier for her to do it. We were making our way back from Portsmouth over the weekend. I was sitting in the passenger seat and the kids were napping. I pulled up the USA Today app on my phone and was browsing...
read moreThe Case Against Homework
Tweet I guess most of our school age readers are going to love this article. Then again, maybe not. I’m sure not everyone was like me when I was in school and really despised homework. But as you read you’ll see the takeaways here go way beyond any crowded back-pack, think text books or marble copy books. I remember homework to be just as the word sounds. Work you do at home. It brings back vivid pictures of sitting at the kitchen table doing definitions, math problems and...
read moreThe Dirty Word of Success
Tweet In some circles there’s a dirty word associated with success and achievement. It’s a word that some are afraid to admit to “using.” It’s a word that some “teachers” of success philosophy brush under the rug and dare not say in public… Let’s be right up front: The dirty word of success that’s often kept on the hush by the “gurus” is work. Most people are smart enough to know the right kind of work, hard work, smart work, efficient work,...
read moreRudeness on Main Street
Tweet A story about a guy (me), a Movado watch a jewelry store and watch-maker in downtown Concord, New Hampshire. When I was a senior in high-school I became obsessed with Movado watches. The all black face without the second hands, the single dot a twelve representing the sun at high-noon. Only years later did I discover Movado means: “Always in Motion.” Combine the beauty of museum watch” with the fact most Movados are not way over-priced made owning one much more appealing and...
read moreHelp – My Lawn Sucks and Only A Few People Care -Translated
Tweet Growing up in the city we didn’t have lawns. We had concrete. If you were lucky you had a small patio and maybe a small deck. One thing I’ve learned about having a lawn is if it sucks, only a few people really care. How do I know this? Because our lawn currently sucks! And it seems like not too many people care. So who cares if your lawn sucks? Let’s explore, then I’ll translate this for you… Depending on where you live your neighbors might care...
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