Embrace the Chaos

CNN has a countdown clock on their screen 24/7 for the last few days, counting down to the August 2nd deadline for a deal on whether or not the US would raise our debt ceiling.  It’s the talk of the town, from DC to Shanghai, apparently.  Can you believe this?  I mean, seriously?  We need [...]

My 6 year old daughter went on her first roller coaster on Saturday at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania.  It’s called “The Comet” and it was perfect for her height and age.  She went on it with her mom and it was our last ride of the day just before the park was closing.  I asked [...]

I had been thinking and thinking for a long time about whether or not I should pursue something new at work.  I thought long and hard and weighed the pros and cons of this path for a while now.  Pursuing it would mean a small change in my career.  But I wasn’t sure about making [...]

I’ve never heard anyone say, “I’m glad things are more simple now than 5 years ago”. We just don’t say that. In fact, we talk of how simple things “used to be”. In my research on a new book, I came across an interesting concept called Entropy or the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. There’s a [...]

I knew Sonam when she was a kid working at our family Dairy Queen store about 10 years ago.  Recently, I learned of her new business on Facebook through a friend and decided to stop by her bakery one rainy afternoon to pick up some treats for my kids.  It’s called Chocal8Kiss and it’s a brand [...]