Ruminations on the far side of the moon…and much closer to home. No communication. That seems perfectly plausible when you are on the far side of the moon. However, when you are in the seas just off the coast of San Diego, it feels like something from prehistoric...
Over the past weeks, we have witnessed a powerful definition of reliance when teams truly work together. Olympic athletes demonstrate this valuable principle each time they compete on the world stage. Congratulations and thank you to these world-class performers for...
“If a man does not master his circumstances, then he is bound to be mastered by them.” I recently finished reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles—a truly humorous and insightful novel. The story follows a wealthy Russian count who, in 1922, is sentenced to house...
We’ve just passed the time of year known as the Sports Equinox — that rare moment when all four major sports are still in play. It’s also when we get “Mr. November,” as Major League Baseball’s best battle it out to the very end. Hats off to the Los Angeles Dodgers for...
“Mother, don’t tell me that I can’t,” said our son Geoff Crittenden. I replied, “You can do anything you set your mind to doing, but at what level of pain?” That conversation (as deep as a high school mother–son chat can be) sparked a journey that took him to the...
