Musings at Altitude

I was approving expense reports today, and I had to smile – more like smirk – when I saw the receipt for the bag charge with the airline.  We shouldn’t have to pay for baggage but we do.  That receipt reminded me of the last time I checked in at the airport, and a lady […]

I spent 3 hours with a university class last night, talking about passion, entrepreneurialism, respect for owners, corporate bureaucracy, and so many other topics of surprising importance to them. Over the years… I’ve forgotten how young most college students look. I’ve forgotten what it looks like in a college classroom. I’ve forgotten what it’s like […]

As I sat in the waiting area at the barber shop this weekend, I picked up the pile of advertisements and realized that almost every ad was something that we would at some time buy.  And yet we never really use ads. So, I have an idea.  I wonder if my 16 year old will […]

I was reminded this week how a focus on the little things can make all the difference in the world to business (or life) success. In this case, a focus on doing the little things well, and doing everything in the safest possible fashion, led to the extension and then long term renewal of an incredibly important […]

Nine years ago tonight, I was stuck in Atlanta, the first real day on the job with my new company, wondering when I’d get home and pondering how the world had changed after the attacks on everything we stood for. In the immediate response after the attacks, we saw the heroics that define us as […]

I waited so patiently for something to say,    but words just never came; So I walked each night to find those words    till the sun went down in flames. Each morning I woke in hope of peace    thinking this would be the day, But each hour passed with no relief    and […]