Artful Negotiation

Artful Negotiation

Artful Negotiation “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — ’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.” Mark Twain “Can you do any better?” The first time I heard...
The Check

The Check

The Check “They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Carl W. Buehner I don’t know when this started, but I know it went on for a lifetime. My dad, Harry, and his brother, John, were close. They pulled pranks...
A Three-Hour Tour

A Three-Hour Tour

A Three-Hour Tour “Unexpected things happen in life more often than you expect.” Plautus Several years ago, my wife and I went on a business trip down to Newport Beach for a few days with our friends Matt and Jeri, Randy and Suzanne. We stayed at a beautiful hotel...
Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost “What hath night to do with sleep?” John Milton Back when I used to golf more regularly, I would occasionally go on a trip with a group for two or three days at a nice course nearby. Several years ago, we went up to Santa Barbara and stayed...
Charlie and Henry

Charlie and Henry

Charlie and Henry “To get an elementary grasp of the game of golf, a human must learn, by endless practice, a continuous and subtle series of highly unnatural movements, involving about sixty-four muscles, that result in a seemingly natural swing, taking two...
Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods “Everything begins with an idea.” Earl Nightingale My friend, John, is an accountant by training, and, by all appearances, he looks and acts like a normal C.P.A. But he is a pop culture trendsetter. I discovered this one day, when we met for...