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the dark knight

11 Aug

Through the magic of Southwest Airlines and a new business pitch, today I found myself at the corporate headquarters for Medieval Times in Dallas, TX.

I’m very sad to report that the employees at the main office do not have the same passion for their work as their counterparts at the legendary dinner theaters… NOT ONE person was in costume!

However, there was a knight in the reception area, and just maybe there was a dude in all of that metal.

I’m out of words now…

summer school (part 1 of 2)

21 Jul


Anderson / Godin / Li and Bernoff

At the house where the dude abides, we are in the heat of the mow-ment. Yesterday’s bush-whacking welcomed me with 100+ degrees of love and affection.

As I’ve said before, I learn a lot from lawn care. It’s definitely not the pacing back and forth that molds my mind, it is the company that I keep on this journey to and fro. Summer school is back in session for the dude. … (more…)

lawnmower man

26 Aug

carl spackler

While baking through a little lawnwork today… and when i say little, i mean four hours in 100 degree heat… I realized that mowing my yard has advanced my career in a huge way. It’s not the immediate satisfaction of seeing instant progress, it’s the time with my iPod.

I’ve always listened to something while mowing, when I was 14 it was Joshua Tree, 17 the Mighty Lemon Drops. Then there was a blessed seven-year hiatus from yardwork until i owned my own house in 1997, and from then until just a couple of years ago, sports talk-radio was my overheated companion. I guess I need something to help me pass the time.  … (more…)

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