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The Clark Family snuck away last week for a short, impromptu vacation to Wrightsville Beach, NC. As the revised mask mandates loomed up North, and our resiliency reservoirs were running low, the beach would be the perfect respite to restore…
Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners. –Jimmy Stewart Coaching youth sports has been one of the most satisfying endeavors of my life. And over the years, I have taken away more life lessons than I could possibly…
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” –Sir Francis Bacon I had made this trip a thousand times before without incident. Punch the button for my ticket. Sit patiently as the machine spits…
You can’t argue with stupidity. –John Cougar Melloncamp In the Spring of 1989, the college parties on campus and off-campus were in full blossom. On one particular night, our fraternity road-tripped over to Chapel Hill, NC for a mixer with…
Sports can teach us so many valuable life lessons and play a central role in developing character and work ethic. And few things give me greater pleasure than watching my own children participate in athletics. Win or lose, no matter…
By now, we have all heard about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the cascading repercussions of shutdowns and gas shortages up and down the East Coast. In an effort driven purely by greed, now-defunct criminal enterprise Darkside effectively disrupted…
In the Spring of 1985, I was a sophomore at Georgetown Preparatory High School, when the school announced they would be fielding their first lacrosse team. At the time, many of us had never even heard of the sport, much…
In the Fall of 1989, I embarked on a glorious adventure to spend my Junior Year first semester “studying” in London. My friend, Mike Kubik, and I arrived as a couple of Ugly Americans, ready to soak in the sights…
Fifteen years ago, I was on the business treadmill, traveling constantly and racking up a hundred plus nights a year on the road. At the time, I was living in Washington, DC but working for a company headquartered in Conshohocken,…
Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward. –Erika Taylor The cherry blossoms in Washington, DC are a sight to behold. In the Springtime, people come from all over the world to catch a glimpse of these…