Launa and I were in Dallas looking for a great barbeque restaurant on a busy Friday night. We drove to one that had been highly recommended and found the waiting room crowded with hungry guests. We noticed however, a beautiful barbeque place right across the street that only had a few customers in it. Not…
The late Jim Griswald was an early designer at Piper Aircraft and a legend in modern American aviation. Jim was obsessed with safety but also reportedly told his crew on almost a daily basis, “We can never build a fool-proof airplane, because fools are so resourceful.” As one who regularly reads the aviation accident reports…
I will share a story that has been repeated countless times in my life. A couple whose home had gone up significantly in price commented that they had enormous wealth tied up in their homes’ equity “doing nothing” for them. They were considering borrowing against their home and investing the money at potentially higher rates…