Fitting the Pieces

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What does it take to be an entrepreneur? That’s what I began to wonder as I read the recent Business Week collection of stories on America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2009. The article starts with a nod to boomers. It seems that “the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity belongs to the 55-64 age group.” The article [...]

Recently, Gloucester (10 minutes from here) hosted a Schooner Festival and several of the schooners welcomed visitors on board. We were particularly interested in a luxury schooner called the Peacemaker, owned by “The Community” to which my eldest daughter belongs. So we went to visit. We know nothing about boats (ships, schooners, yachts – don’t [...]

Tonight I continued reading from The Go-Giver to my grandson for a bedtime story. He’s nearly seven years old and the story is a bit of a stretch for him, which is why I introduced the book as “a book for adults, but you might like it.”    I recommend the book, by the way.
Anyway, [...]

I have a white tee shirt with my grandson’s one-year old baby picture printed on the front. He’s almost seven now, and I was wearing it today while walking him to school. When I pointed it out to him, he was embarrassed.
“Don’t let anybody see it!” he told me.
Worrying about what other people [...]