I’ve been in Park City for a few days now and finally had a chance to venture out and see a film off shift. I decided to check out the Shorts Program V. I really enjoyed the program, an eclectic blend of stories all about the human condition. It was a late showing of the […]
Today we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King. There are many posts out there highlighting his life, his dream, and his legacy. I’m not going to attempt to compete with them. Instead, I just wanted to share perhaps my favorite story related to Dr. Martin Luther King. It comes from This American Life. In its June […]
I’ll admit it. This blog entry is going to have a lot of frequent flyer info in it. Trust me, there will be a point to it even if you aren’t on a plane that often. Just walk with me… or perhaps I should say “fly” with me… I travel a lot. It’s the nature […]
I was pretty busy this past Saturday morning, running around and accomplishing several errands. I was even begin to prepare a blog about the whole Southwest Airlines customer service mistake (I’ll write about that later this week), but then I turned on facebook and started to read news reports about a horrible tragedy that took […]
Last Thursday I sat down at my local AMC and watched Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helen Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech. If you haven’t at least seen the trailer for this film, based on the true story of King George VI and his “quest to find his voice,” take a moment to watch […]
A few weeks ago, I attended a conference in Missouri and enjoyed a weekend with some of my favorite leaders in the world of student activities. At the end of the event, my friend Ann from Minnesota came up to me and gave me a small present with a piece of paper. I opened the […]
There is a grocery store near my house called fresh & easy. It’s a new chain, based primarily in Southern California. The store seems to be modeled a bit more after grocery stores in the UK. The store isn’t terribly large. The selection is somewhat limited. The packaging for freshly prepared foods is pretty universal. […]
What’s this? A blog entry? Yes, I know. I’ve been pretty MIA this whole fall when it comes to blogs. For a time, I was pretty regular with the writing, and then I fell off the map. To be blunt, I got my butt kicked this fall. I know for many of you, this might […]
A year ago this week I completed a chapter for a compilation leadership book. Sadly, due to forces outside my control, the book was never printed. Here is a copy of that chapter: The Seatbelt Sign is Off by Patrick Maurer Even with my frequent travel schedule, I still find myself looking out the airplane […]
After finishing up my workout in the gym this morning, I prepared for my flights today (sitting in O’Hare right now on a delay), and ended up watching some SportsCenter in the locker room. The top two segments mentioned: the NFL and its fine on hard hits over the weekend and Vancouver’s Rick Rypien hitting […]