Do Your Job Or Do What’s Right? (The Death Of A 15 Year Old Boy)

  One of the last cases I worked on as a lawyer placed me in a crisis of conscience. Before I get into the details of the case, I want to make it clear that I was not some big more »


10 Minutes In North Korea And Some Memorial Day Thoughts

  In November of 2000 I went to Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is arguably the most isolated nation in the world, and I’ve been there – for about ten minutes. My final year in the Army was spent in more »


Get Rid Of 10 Things Per Day: Part 2

  My 10 items per day purge fest has hit a minor snag or two, but overall is still going well.  As I mentioned in Part 1 of this series, I’ve been surprised at my emotional attachment to certain items.  more »


What 48 Stitches Taught Me About Change

I stood across the ring from my karate instructor’s top black belt student.  My instructor threw us each a three foot long stick.   “Fight!”   Fight.  That’s all he said.  No details on the level of contact we should more »