Mrs. Winston’s Green Grocery

Mrs. Winston’s Green Grocery

Mrs. Winston’s Green Grocery “Loyal customers, they don’t just come back, they don’t simply recommend you, they insist that their friends do business with you.” Chip Bell When I saw this sign in Mrs. Winston’s Green Grocery, which, by the...
The Fight

The Fight

The Fight “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali The new kid in my seventh grade woodshop class was named Mike. He transferred in mid-semester. Mike was above average in height with long, black hair. I hadn’t even spoken to him,...
Mr. Armstrong’s Gift

Mr. Armstrong’s Gift

Mr. Armstrong’s Gift “Nothing you do for a child is ever wasted.” Garrison Keillor When I was a kid, we knew a handyman whose name was Horace Armstrong but all the kids and adults called him Mr. Armstrong. For quite a while, it didn’t even...

Spontaneity

https://hankfrazee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/video_CLIPCHAMP__CLIPCHAMP_keep.mp4 Spontaneity “Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” Michael Jordan When I was a kid, we had a whole lot of fun. I lived on a cul-de-sac street, with fourteen homes and...
Zora

Zora

Zora “The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.” Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was nineteen, I was a bus boy at The Magic Pan Restaurant in the Woodland Hills Promenade. They did quite a lunch business, and we were...
Waterskiing

Waterskiing

Waterskiing “Work without fun is like peanut butter without jelly.” Jase Robertson Years ago, my study group with Matt, Marc, Kevin and me met at Matt’s beach house in Galveston, Texas, for our annual three days of talking about business, life and family....