I have a lunch routine. Less out of force of habit and more out of having enough experience in life to know what I like. I grab enough groceries at the beginning of the work week to make my lunches for the week. This was easy when there was a grocery store on the […]
May 6, 2021
Have you ever gone to the home of a friend or family member and had them pull out their favorite board game to play, but you have never heard of it? You are at quite a disadvantage, not just from unfamiliarity with the rules, but also not knowing the strategies. You are just ignorant of […]
April 9, 2021
I hope you are surprised to see that as a subject line from an insurance agent! This is not a “how to” column. That headline is from an actual online search performed by a local man. He reported to police that his car was stolen. Five days later, the burned-out car was located in the […]
March 4, 2021
I voted. I noticed on social media that many others did, as well. I haven’t posted a sticker on social media because voting is not a novelty for me. I’m not belittling anybody who posted an “I voted” sticker. You should be proud. Celebrate it. I am lamenting the fact that it seems to be […]
November 5, 2020
I wish my industry could do more during this challenging time in our country. And I hope this challenging time gives people enough extra time to learn a couple of tidbits about insurance. I have so many business clients that are in financial trouble because they have not been able to operate. And there are […]
April 17, 2020
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the commencement address at Oberlin College in June 1965. I wasn’t born yet. But these days it is quite easy to find information you are looking for. I found what I was looking for in the Oberlin College archives. I was searching for the source of one of […]
January 20, 2020
I was speaking to a business networking group earlier this month. My presentation was about business new year’s resolutions. I had done the same presentation a couple of other times and folks enjoyed it, so they wanted me to do it again. But this year I realized I wasn’t listening to my own advice. To […]
January 31, 2019