Category Campfire Talk

Sick for a week?!

Many, many moons ago – in fact, back when I was in high school – I had chicken pox. I didn’t know what being “sick” really meant until I battled those bumps. I wrote an essay then titled Journal of…

Time Marking: From Istanbul to the Super Bowl

Our year-keeping is artificial. These 365 days are merely constructs. It's important for us to label things so that we can grasp them. Yet, year-keeping is important for us. It teaches us to "number our days" well. One thing we learn by marking our days is that a small investment, made regularly, adds up.

10 Recommended Books (that you may not have heard of) #2

This is the 9th book I'll recommend you to read that you may have never heard of... "Team of Rivals." Abraham Lincoln's leadership style was such that he was unafraid of competition or in-fighting. He selected leaders for his cabinet who had their own followings. He earned their respect, and he led our nation through its most divisive years.