Warning: This is a graphic post about the Penn State child abuse scandal. May not be appropriate for the office. I’ve been following the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky story really closely for the past two weeks. I’m completely shocked by how the entire story has played out. Each day, it gets worse. The entire episode is [...]
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Rationalizing Bad Behavior Away
November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Personal Thoughts
Tags:child abuse·chile rape·curley·mcqueary·penn state·sandusky·spannier
Apparently My Entrepreneurial Roots Go Back a Few Generations
October 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Entrepreneurship, Personal Thoughts
My Mom has been looking into our family history over the past year or two and sent me this advertisement from a newspaper in Cedarburg, WI from 1923. The ad on the right hand side is for my great-grandmother’s fur store, advertising the best furs in the Milwaukee area. Her brother, my great-uncle, set up [...]
Tags:entrepreneurial roots·family of entrepreneurs·schumacher furs
An Ode to Jenny
October 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Personal Thoughts
Jenny was an awesome dog. She loved people, the beach, growling at chipmunks, playing with stuffed animals and eating any type of food she could beg, borrow or steal. We brought her home in 2004 from the Humane Society when she was about 3 years old and she immediately won us over with her friendly [...]
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A Week of Help
September 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Personal Thoughts
A couple of weeks ago, I had some extra free time. Instead of vegging out watching tv or randomly surfing the internet, I decided to put my talents out to the world to see who needed help, for free. I decided I would accept any request, as long as it was in my power to [...]
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How Can I Help You?
September 6th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Personal Thoughts
It looks like I’m going to have a bunch of free time over these next few weeks. Instead of lounging around or watching another movie, I’m putting my skills out into the world to try to help you with anything you need, for free. It can be anything, small or big. From business help [...]
Tags:help·helping·helping with tasks·how can i help you
Like a Ton of Bricks
August 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Personal Thoughts
What makes a person change for the better or for the worse? What makes someone realize they were wrong? Or that they acted poorly? How do you realize that you need to make a change? Is it gradual, or does it hit you like a ton of bricks, creating an instantaneous change? For me, most [...]
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