My brother recently moved to Hawai’i, where he took an impulse job helping a couple restore a 19th century Japanese pirate ship. I thought this would be a really cool job, and so did he… until he found out that his responsibility was to strap on some snorkeling gear and clean the barnacles off the […]

Growing up my brother and I always spent our summers at my Grandmother’s house. She was a great cook and we loved to spend time with her, but mainly we loved it because Grandma had a swimming pool. My brother’s birthday is in early summer and because we spent so much time in the pool […]

Jake and I spent our honeymoon in southern Thailand. During that trip, I enjoyed my first exposure to tropical waters and the wonders of snorkeling. The water was so clear that I could see the ocean floor several feet below where I could touch. The fish were much brighter than the coral, but everything […]

Good leaders need to develop a lot of skills to be effective. In addition to managing resources and their time well, a leader should be a good teacher, communicator, worker and example. Asking company executives to accomplish all this can seem like a tall order at times, but you can help them improve […]

For a girl, I think that I am a pretty easy person to shop for. I don’t crave expensive jewelry or clothes and I keep a running wish list to ease my husband’s task of finding a good birthday present. Common items on my list would be a movie, some garden tools, new […]