Is this just another day?

February 29, 2016 Not much happens on this date. In 1644, Abel Tasman launched his second Pacific voyage (not much of note in trip #2; he found Tasmania in #1). In 1768, Polish noblemen founded the Bar Confederation. In 1892, St. Petersburg, FL was incorporated. In 2012, the Skytree tower in Tokyo was completed (currently …

No Risk; No Reward

February 22, 2016 This is your week. Back in 2007, it was “official;” in June of ’06, the US Congress passed a bill designating the last week of February “National Entrepreneurship Week.” It was “celebrated” in 2007… but, about 10 months later, the Great Recession came in like a flood, and attention was diverted from …

Does Anybody Measure Up?

February 15, 2016 Leaders can make the difference. Today is a National Holiday; you’re either “off,” or you’re trying to work and frustrated by the number of people you’re trying to contact who aren’t responsive. Don’t wait around for the mail to arrive; it isn’t coming until tomorrow. While some are now calling it Presidents …

Bring the Founder Back

February 8, 2016 Bring the Founder back into the picture. Yesterday was glued-to-the-screen television for the populations of Colorado and the Carolinas; their NFL teams were in California engaged in the 50th staging of football’s biggest spectacle. Zillions more were watching along with the hometown fans; for many, the commercials have become as anticipated as …

Could a Loser be the Winner?

February 1, 2016 It’s a great day for Groundhogs. They must be spending the day getting ready for tomorrow’s festivities. “Six more weeks of winter” is a mantra they must teach their young, from their earliest days in the burrow. Tomorrow, all eyes will be on Punxsutawney awaiting the big announcement… It may be anticlimactic, …