GIVING BACK: TIME TO WALK THE WALK

LOVIN' THE DOG DAYS OF MY LIFE

PERFECT WORLD: Nothing Says Parenthood Like a Leaking Bag of Throw-up and a Little Blood

REMINDER: Life Has No Rewind Button –You Might As Well Live 'Full Throttle'
I'm starting to fall in love with the term "full throttle."It has come up a couple times this week – the most impactful being at my men's fellowship class. Our pastor talked about loving more deeply, laughing more often, giving more generously, and living more boldly.I LOVE IT!He encouraged us to "untie our ropes" and live with no regrets.Easier said than done, right? Well, he also addressed the issues that keep us from "throwing off the bowlines and sailing away from the safe harbor," as Mark Twain so poetically put it. Those de

WHY IS EVERYTHING 'WONDERFULLY GREAT'?
I constantly use the phrase "wonderfully great."I LOVE IT!I wanted to remind everyone – including myself – of its origin.This blog post was from November 9, 2008:I was checking in at the Pittsburgh airport recently, I heard a conversation between a customer and a ticket agent that stopped me cold.The customer was a middle-aged gentleman with a mental disability. When the gate agent asked how he was doing, he responded in the most genuine tone you can imagine. “Wonderfully great,” he said with a proud smile. (It was a

DOES ANYONE HAVE A RAZOR I CAN BORROW?
No Shave Month – No. 101 on My 101 List – is officially marked off.I documented the uncomfortable/itchy experience using Daily Mugshot. You know what's funny, my mountain man look was a huge conversation piece at all my business meetings.Daily Mugshot(Can't see slide show? Refresh your browser)

1-MINUTE COMMERCIAL ABOUT E-PARTNERS
At a recent Meetup Group, I "won" the opportunity to give a one-minute commercial about e-Partners in Giving to other entrepreneurs. Instead of focusing on the partnerships in our targeted industries – death-care & non-profit – I decided to put an emphasis on our brand of giving back.I typed it up and wanted to share it here:I used to be a “holiday volunteer” – you know...go down to the local homeless shelter on Thanksgiving and Christmas – maybe Easter...spend a couple of hours so I didn’t feel guilty about gorging myself later that day with turkey and dress

It's 5:45 in the morning...DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR NEIGHBOR IS?
I want to share an e-mail that I recently sent to one of my neighbors. This is in response to a letter she shoved underneath my front door. I won't bore you with her whole letter – which was rather lengthy – but here are the highlights:• Captain Augustus McCrae (my pooch) woke her up at 5:30 in the morning• She marched an entire city block – at 5:45 a.m. – to tell me that he woke her up• I wasn't home to hear her complain• I'm rude• She's going to call the cityHere was my response (this is straight from the heart):