Recently, my friend Dave took his daughter to cash in some change at one of those machines in the front of a local supermarket. While feeding the machine, an older gentleman inquired as to why one wou...
Deus ex machina. I know what you are thinking. And, no, this is not the latest Southern California three-year-old to hit the Derby Trail for Bob Baffert. Simply put, deus ex machina is Latin for “go...
“Turn simple disciplines into massive success and happiness.” That was the claim on the cover a book that a co-worker recently suggested that I read, The Slight Edge, by Jeff Olson. The premise of...
I spend a lot of time in my car for work. After all, not everyone can make a living playing the races. Not only for my regular commute, but my schedule often includes two or three meetings or site vis...
What do the Holy Grail and an all-encompassing, profitable handicapping number for every type of race have in common? People have searched for both of them forever and no one has found either one yet!...
Last year I talked to my twins’ third grade class about what I do for a living. As I talked about the projects I worked on and what civil engineers do, it sparked some great questions. Thankfully, n...
Loyalties of sports fans are enduring. Most, if not all, root for the same team their entire lives. My grandfather was always a Philadelphia Phillies fan. He grew up hating that the Athletics had the ...
By now, the ball has dropped and the hangover should be gone. You have made resolutions that you have every intention of keeping. You have posted on Facebook “New year, new me!” Chances are you wi...
I’ll admit, it takes a lot to get me into the holiday spirit each year. I can’t stand the Christmas music on every radio station, especially Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime, but a few song...
The term “Bucket List” became part of our everyday life after the 2007 movie, The Bucket List, which starred Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In just a decade, everyone has seemingly written one...
