Noel

Noel

We had Thanksgiving dinner this year at our home.  It is always fun to have family and friends to celebrate “Hanksgiving” as we call it.  Hank turned four on 11-22 and  he was still on a roll from his birthday extravaganza.  We had the Christmas lights up so it was...
Civility & Surfactant

Civility & Surfactant

Two very noteworthy events for me this week.  First I attended the recognition ceremony of the Idaho State Bar Professionalism and Ethics Section. My good friend Rich Hall was being named as the 2017 Richard C Fields Civility Award recipient. He was introduced by...
9.57

9.57

Indeed it was my birthday this week.  I always have considered myself very lucky and it all started with being born into a great family on 11-7. I am fond of numbers and it seems positive that this is my 67th birthday which adds to 13. My uncle named me Michael Mark...
Fall Back

Fall Back

Time is on our side? I started pondering time as I prepared to again change the clocks to adjust for DST.  Yes, daylight savings time has an acronym. We spring forward and then this year on November 5th we fall back.  It is surprising no one has made a holiday out...
Djibouti

Djibouti

We typically watch Jeopardy each night.  There are two primary reasons, first we celebrate when we actually can answer some of the questions in a timely way and second, the alternative is painful—watching the nightly news.  This week Hank was watching with us when a...
Dopamine

Dopamine

I remain involved in the business world through formal Board activity and volunteer organizations. I have heard a lot of discussion about the future regardless of the setting and eventually that always turns to a review of the Millennial generation. Everyone seems to...