Let the scars come…

Really, I hate to get a cut. I’m a big wuss and have to show everyone in my family, that there is a gallon of blood flowing out of me, every second. Even a paper cut hurts, in fact, they may be worse that a broken leg - so glad I do everything electronically now - hard to get cut by my Mac keyboard. 

Well, there is a point to this one - sorry about the rabbit trail…Scars are very valuable…look at this old violin - it’s pretty beat up, but is still worth $325.

Are you like this match?

This match is awesome. I thought it might be a cool picture, but after I took it, I realized just how amazing it really is. Look at the flame. Look at the brightness of the red hot end. Look at the way it's burning down.

Are you like this match?

I see several important ways we should be line this match...

Rub-a-dub-dub thanks for the grub. Yeah God…surely there's more...

The title of this post was the meal prayer prior to a business lunch with a group of about 50 business professionals that I attended.

The man that was scheduled to pray is not religious and not a Christian, per his own introduction prior to his prayer.

His intent was to accomplish the task he was asked to do and to be humorous, so I think, since I can’t judge his motives completely.

I’m not offended, hurt or angered, but I’m disappointed, not in him, but in the overall direction of our country to make God a casual being with causal references.

Should this be the case in our society?

Broken Turtles...round 2

This is a re-post from two years ago, but it has been one of the most viewed of all I have written - I'm not sure why...hope you enjoy it...

The picture that you see is one that I took a while ago, when I was taking a walk in my neighborhood. This is not photo-shopped or edited in anyway. It’s what I saw and I had to stop and watch for awhile. I had a bunch of considerations come to my mind when I saw Mr. Turtle:

3 more lessons from Lego…

Lego is more than just a store experience, like I wrote about here. It’s a lifestyle impactor. 

I know that sounds a bit odd, but look at some things that I have learned from these little blocks…

Puddles and splashes...

The folks in this picture likely didn’t expect to have such a deep puddle to deal with, but they made it through, and it was cool for me to watch them roll within the deep waters.

Made me think about several things from this picture…

Leading by intimidation...

I once had a boss that couldn't lead. 

He would try, but he just wasn’t cut out for it.

No one respected him.

He would try harder, but he would fail worse.

He decided to lead by intimidation…

Lego Learning - 3 lessons from the store

I have recently been to a Lego store several times…not always for my youngest son. I noticed some important things, as I was in the store, that most stores ignore. All stores want customers. All stores want success and growth. All stores want to be profitable.

Lego has it right…even its name - Lego comes from Danish words “leg godt” which means “play well.”

So here’s what I learned…

3 Simple Lessons from Snow-days!

Tennessee often has 3-4 foot snowdrifts.

It has many storms each winter, and it cripples the entire State with each one.

Snow-days are rare, so kids take advantage of them; enjoying skiing the fresh powder. 

As you view the picture, a blizzard is rolling through, leaving at least 1/4 inch of snow…

It shuts down Tennessee and schools close immediately.

The little show that Tennessee gets taught me a few lessons…

5 Things these old sunglasses taught me…

My oldest son was working with his Granddaddy, cleaning up yard debris and they found these old school sunglasses. They're not the fanciest of styles, and they're likely not really old, but they reminded me of some things that are important…