With a cake like that you know she loves us. Dairy, nut, and taste free! ;)
Christina’s “2013” Birthday
Month: April 2013
Mt. Shasta and Black Butte Panorama
Weed, CA is one of my favorite places in the world. It has some of the most wonderful views. I stopped for a drink and snack on my way home and tried to capture the mountain beauty.
Run Jeremy, Run!
A Health Wake-Up Call How my father's heart surgery changed my perspective on health The simple act that might have prevented my father's heart surgery How This Experience Changed Me I played some basketball in school, but once I got into the corporate world, exercise—like a lot of things—took a back seat. Today I got scared straight, let me tell you. The Toll of Medical Crises My dad is doing well, but he had one...
Bay Area to Portland or Bust
I love road trips, especially the drive between the Bay Area and Portland. Here are some of the pictures from yesterday while driving. Hey, it kept me awake.
Seth Godin on Compliance vs. Initiative
The Educational Challenge Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat. Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school board meeting. And it's a huge pain in the neck to do reliably. Schools like teaching compliance. They're pretty good at it. To top it off, until recently the customers of a...