Moving On

I have reached that point in the past few days when you are ready to just move on. A decision has been made and the rest is just a matter of time. I am ready to leave New York and, provided I can find a job worth moving for, could go wherever I wanted. I [...]

San Diego Vacation

Last week we made what was our first and what may be our last vacation of 2008. We finally had the chance to take a few days off and relax and spend time with family. We went to San Diego where we rented a condo on Imperial Beach, just south of the city limits. We [...]

It’s Our Anniversary

Today is our four-year wedding anniversary. On this day in 2004 my wife and I married and two days later began the long drive east to New York. Everything we owned was in the yellow Penske truck that we drove, including the aging Toyota Corolla that we pulled behind us. We knew no one in [...]

Increasingly Dangerous

Correct me if I’m wrong, as I don’t have the statistics in front of me, but it seems as if natural disasters are on the rise in the past many years. Hundreds of thousands of people have died by natural disasters alone in the past decade (if not more). I have been fortunate thus far [...]

Energy – The Defining Issue of Our Time

Recently I have become extremely interested in the oil/gas and energy industry. I see it as one of the defining issues of the twenty-first century. From my perspective, the energy issue of today can be stated as follows: Will sovereign governments and corporations continue to find and exploit enough fossil fuels to provide affordable energy [...]

The Great Saunter of 2008

One of the things I wanted to do in life was to run/walk a marathon. I did that on Saturday and more. Shorewalkers, a New York City-based organization dedicated to preserving the city’s shoreline while improving members’ health and stamina hosts an annual walk around the island of Manhattan each May. A friend and I [...]

No Risk, No Reward

No risk, no reward. That’s the idea behind many of life’s decisions at home and in the boardroom. But how much risk is prudent? Should a steady job and paycheck be given up in the pursuit of one’s own interests and desires? Should a family be asked to sacrifice because of a potential opportunity that [...]