Strategic Serendipity

This time of year always makes me nostalgic.  While I get to go to class throughout the year and each time is like a mini flashback , there is nothing quite like the build up to the start of a new school year.  A friend of mine published a blog post on those "school" supplies that moms love the most , and I must say, her list (and the instant "Oh yeah I need those!" reaction we all have reading it) make me think that I am not the only one in the start-of-school-envy boat. We all know that kids pick up on what we do even (especially?) when it doesn't match what we say.  So, what are you modeling for your children about lifelong learning? I have a friend whose morning post today was that her daughter asked to start off her first day of school by attending a 6:30 AM sales meeting (celebrating a record sales month) with her mom.  It is easy to see that her second grader sees learning as an integral piece of the pie; that she sees execution as a by-product of tha...

Would you believe that there are still places in the world that do not have Internet access?  Moreover, places where my iPhone only has text capability, no data?  Well let me tell you about my father's house in Knoxville, IA. Knoxville itself is modern enough, I am utilizing the free wifi at the Public Library and the Coffee Connection to post this. But my dad refuses to get Internet access and the steel siding on his house makes any type of cell connection difficult or impossible. I did convert him from a flip phone to an iPhone in January so I am still holding out hope for wifi, but until then, my vacation is unplugged... Rest assured, I am writing and will resume when I return to DC this weekend.  In the meantime, what would you do if you were sans Internet connection for a week?