Category: General

The Cost of Bin Laden: $3 Trillion Over 15 YearsAnd that doesn’t count the social cost of the fatherless/motherless children of the soldiers that have been killed, and the general devastation to the families of those killed.

Had a nice ride of 22 miles with Chris Wong yesterday up the Minnehaha Creek and back via the Greenway and the West River Road, but we’re having a nice T-Storm right now, and I guessing the only riding today will be on the trainer…

Hiring should be done in alphabetical order.  (Selfish, isn’t it?)If I am marketing myself, why am I using white font in resumes?There is a cure for NDS (Networking Deficiency Syndrome)I’m starting to miss being in the traffic jams I see at 7:30 AM, on TV, having my 1st cup of coffee and in sleepwear.Not on…

Once again, it’s time again for the Iron Crotch bicycle ride today.  Still only 25 miles for me, but with this cloudy, windy weather we’ll see if I can go that far.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.Lewis B. Smedes

Today is the birthday of my younger brother.  Yesterday in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune it was noted that it is also the anniversary of the following events:Adolph Hitler’s BirthdayColumbine High School shootingsExplosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of MexicoGood thing he was born, or it would be a bad day…

Last week Anh Tran from our Consolidated Programs Division sent me a story that illustrates what we say and how we think about a situation can have a lasting effect.  It also teaches us that even if we find ourselves on the other side of negative or hurtful words, we always have a choice about…