Mother’s Day

What’s it been like to be a mom?  Especially as a I have a son heading off to college in the fall, it’s a time of reflection, joy and a bit of fear rolled into one.  I wrote this a few months ago for another purpose, but this seems a perfect time to bring...

Brand Decisions

There’s been a big social media dust up this week, after the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch made comments about limiting the sizes he sells so only the beautiful people shop there.  Turns out, according to Forbes, Abercrombie is already floundering against...

Frittering Away Good Will

In life, there are economic and legal contracts, and there are social contracts.  While most of the economic contracts are detailed in writing, and everyone (should) know the ground rules, social contracts are a bit different.  Social contracts are those agreements we...

Schools, Unions, and Frustrations

I attended the Finance Committee meeting for our School Board earlier this week.  The bottom line is that due to no interest on investments, reduced income from property taxes and reassessment of homes, no new growth in the area, etc. we are having to do the same or...