Tis The Season For Reflection

With the holiday season comes all manner of good feelings — for valued colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. We send greetings and best wishes for joy and happiness.   Many will take time away from their families later today and on Christmas Day to minister...

A Homeless Man and His Little Girl

John is off today. This blog appeared on Dec. 24, 2009 as he wound down his involvement with a Firm that he had created 16 years prior. Merry Christmas. NEW ORLEANS – Another airport, another rental car and another hotel.  This is my last business trip of a year that...

Oh Purple Tannenbaum

THE CHRISTMAS TREE LOT – And you think healthcare is expensive.  For the past several years, my wife and I have spent Christmas in Dallas. This year we will be at our home in Tyler, a city of 100,000, 90 minutes to the east.  On Christmas night, we will host a dinner...

Be Thankful. Share.

As we prepare for Thanksgiving — America’s greatest holiday — we should pause, or at least slow down, and think about what this day really means.   Thanksgiving is our greatest holiday because it is celebrated by everyone, of every faith.  There is not the frenetic...