Some time during the middle of my career I worked for a wonderful man named Tom L. He was smart, a great communicator, and one of the most principled men I would meet. Two events stand out for me. The first was in 1995 when I was a District Sales Manager in Chicago and was … Continue reading Cats & Dogs →

Last week I told you that I was a bad gambler. But I’m not really sure whether I’m truly bad at gambling, or the threat of loss outweighs my enjoyment of the possibility of winning. If only I could find a game where I knew the odds were in my favor! Well, actually, there is … Continue reading Gambling Man – Part 2 →

My friend Frank: “Hey, Frank give me $20”. Me: “Why?” “I want to put it on 27.” “C’mon, we are late meeting the guys and we haven’t even checked in.” “I know, just give me 20 bucks. I’ll pay you back. I only have hundreds.” “We’re late and you’d just be throwing away 20 dollars … Continue reading Gambling Man – Part 1 →

In my blog about my daughter’s wedding, I mentioned how fortunate I felt to have met my very special wife Jean, and marry into her amazing family. Jean is one of 12, yes 12, children; and every one of those 12 is pretty remarkable. No ‘black sheep’ in this family. College graduates all, 7 (including … Continue reading Birth of a Nation →

I've been away from this blog for a couple of weeks due to a wonderful vacation in Punta Cana, followed by the Thanksgiving Holiday. My next full blog will be posted tomorrow but this will be my last blog shared to Linked-In. I just don't really think these musings are Linked-In fodder, so if you are … Continue reading Holidaze →

One of my hobbies is personal finance and investing. I think it began with my first real job at Dun & Bradstreet where I was trained as a financial analyst. D&B recruited science majors and put them through a rigorous course designed around the very specific way they wanted to train on financial analysis. Our … Continue reading College Funding →