The Beat Goes On

Thoughts on Travel, Career, Spiritual Matters and Other Stuff

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Northern Lights

I recently returned from a trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights. My daughter Rachel always wanted to see the Northern Lights. She would send me pictures asking, “when are we going to see the Northern Lights?” We could… Continue Reading →

Leadership

I have been thinking about leadership lately. This topic is a bit trite as there is abundant material available. I decided to outline my personal views on leadership for what it is worth. I have never taken a class on… Continue Reading →

Decisions, Decisions

A few weeks ago, my wife and I spent some time at our lake house. Even though I planned to return to Houston after a few days, we decided to bring our dog, Brutus. I should clarify, Brutus belonged to… Continue Reading →

Yellowstone Musings

I have just returned from a 5-day trip to Yellowstone National Park, and I do not feel the urge to describe the logistics or elements of a trip to Yellowstone. There are plenty of resources covering this topic, and I… Continue Reading →

Hold On To Memories

It has been a year since my daughter passed away. This has been the most challenging year of my life. I have experienced the loss of close family before with the passing of my father and sister; these events pale… Continue Reading →

The Model

As mentioned several times on this blog, I am an aviation geek. This is a long-held passion that started in my youth. When I was a child, many of my friends were building great looking plastic models. I decided it… Continue Reading →

Backup Assist – Giving Up Control

After 12 years of faithful service, my pickup truck became too unreliable to continue as my primary vehicle. I tried everything I know to help the old truck keep going longer but was told it needed a new engine. I… Continue Reading →

Big Bend National Park

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. It has been four months since I have written a blog entry. Most of you know I have been dealing with the personal tragedy of the passing of my daughter. I thought… Continue Reading →

The Drone

For the past month, I have been obsessing about owning a drone. The appeal of drone ownership is tied to flying and photography. Through my vast research on YouTube, I have seen some awesome videos made with drones. I have… Continue Reading →

PBR

There are plenty of serious, disturbing events so far in 2020. One fallout from the COVID19 pandemic is a lack of distractions—specifically, a lack of live sporting events. I have tried several solutions to satisfy my desire to watch sporting… Continue Reading →

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