Originally published as a blog for the Plymouth Historical Society on October 22nd, 2018. It is hard to even fathom what construction and farming work must have been like over 100 years ago. As I write this, I can hear many construction vehicles reworking Fernbrook Lane right outside of Plymouth’s Old Town Hall, home to the Historical Society. One hundred […]
I have a strong desire to do some work in professional public speaking. Whether this is promoting my book when its finished, as a musician, or in some other way, Last October, I attended a workshop titled “From Toastmaster to Professional Speaker” put on by a local Toastmasters club. A friend of mine was speaking (check out his website to […]
When I played fantasy football, I was the equivalent of a day trader in the stock market. Week after week, I’d add and drop players looking for the next great pickup. I’d deliberate over who to start or bench all week right up to gametime. I had the patience of an infant at meal time (not that I’d really even […]
I’m a bit of a budgeting nerd. I excitedly look forward to the time every week when I input transactions into my budgeting software (we use YNAB which stands for “You Need A Budget,” but more on that later.) Partly it is because I love numbers and math, but also because I know how important budgeting is to achieving my […]
The past 3 months for my family could have been very different. Earlier this year, it seemed nearly inevitable that my wife and I would be business owners come March 1st. Two weeks later, our new business venture would have been closed by the government for what turned out to be three months. It would have been 3 months of […]
