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 →

Some weeks ago, I told you about my brief experience as a furniture stock boy and subsequent move to a retail auto parts store. That story brought a surprising number of email responses (feel free to comment on the actual blog!) and it also conjured up a few more memories related to that job that … Continue reading Auto Store Stories →

As you may recall, I was fascinated by the opening of a new IKEA store in nearby Fishers, Indiana, and I wanted to be a part of the run-up, as well as the actual opening. Well, the store opened its doors to the public on Wednesday, October 11 and it was quite the spectacle. IKEA … Continue reading Me, Myself and IKEA… →

The first week of October was a big week for our family. My lovely daughter Lisa married her best friend Riley on Friday afternoon at a beautiful church in downtown Indianapolis. Early morning rain yielded to scattered sun and pleasant temperatures in time for a wonderful reception in Carmel in a glass-enclosed garden pavilion where … Continue reading Happily Ever After… →