To the Mentor: Can't Choose Your Family
We've all heard the old line, "You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family..." (And we have cringed with uncomfortable...
To the Protege: Shower the People
"Russell!" she seemed to scold. The psychic assault came from behind me. Being human, I just assumed I inadvertently overstepped my...
To the Protege: Our Cohort Keeps Us Young
I'm a very fortunate man. In the last few months, I have enjoyed relaxing moments of lingering conversation with some of my best friends...
To the Protege: Setting Thermostats
Like you, I have a variety of friends. They do all kinds of interesting things for a living. I have one friend who is a fighter pilot....
To the Protege: Thoroughbreds Must Run
I live in central Kentucky, the Bluegrass. In the spring, people travel from all over the world to Kentucky for the Kentucky Derby. It's...
To the Protege: Today's Mentoring Session, $120!
He would arrive in 30 minutes, give or take 15 to 20 depending on what mood he was in. If he was agitated, in need of a conversation...
To the Mentor: Fragility
"Fragile—Handle with Care." I think this phrase, printed boldly on brown cardboard boxes or gifts might have been my first exposure to...
To the Protege: Until the Laughing Stops
You know how Facebook is. Someone hears or sees something they like, they post it on their page, someone else picks up on it, and before...
To the Protege: Enjoying Silver-Haired Fools
"You don't get old by being a fool." ~Richard Pryor American comedian, the late Richard Pryor, made much of the ironies and difficulties...
To the Protege: On Fences
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall… ~ Robert Frost, American poet In his simply rendered description of the healthy boundaries...
