Packers, Presidents and Prime Ministers

Nine days until Super Bowl forty-five. Here in Cheeseland the chatter is nonstop and the excitement is palpable. (I never knew what that word meant until I started working with medical doctors.) In the middle of all the talk about whose quarterback has the edge and whose defense is more dominating, I had a random thought today.

My Favorite Apps

I'm a software trainer. That's how I put bread on the table. Gadgets? Love 'em! I've been a PDA guy (personal digital assistant) for a decade and an iPhone guy for a year.


Gadgets aren't for everyone. I get it. Remember, I'm a software trainer. But for the right person, awesome!


If you're looking at the iPhone to enhance your success as a person and as a leader, here are some of the apps I heartily recommend.

Passion Conference

I was thinking about the Passion group today. Sometimes I feel like asking, "Where are the young adults laying it all out there for God?" And the statistics say that young people are leaving the church in droves. But there are bright spots. Very, very bright spots. I'll take Passion over stats.

What About Moving Back Home?

Jackie Burrell over at 20-Somethings blog comments that around 60% of single, young adults end up moving back home at some point. Elsewhere it's listed as high as 85%! Boomerang kids.


Obviously, money is a factor. All that rent money is better spent on Doritos and iTunes, right? Ah, the expectations of each generation might differ a bit. A bit o' tension.

New Year's Day and the Big Picture

I love the big picture. Stepping back from the forest to look at the trees... What could be better?!


I'm not a new year's resolution cynic. Today is January 1 and I'm pretty much wasted from a 15-hour blizzard cruise back from Canada yesterday, but I'm still fired up about the blank slate which is 2011.