Whenever I think of a faucet and how easy it is to get water in civilized society, it reminds me of my days in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz (Galapagos Islands), and how we didn’t have running water, so we did not need faucets. In the USA and the western world, where the mere need for…
Category: Diverse
How Do You Communicate
How do you communicate with a group of people? Do you like to speak to an audience or write a white paper, blog, column, article, or blog? Which is the scariest and which do you prefer?? Some people are better at communicating, via the written word, especially in this age of social media, when it…
Growing up with the Hartleys
The Hartleys formally adopted me through family court, and as part of the process, I picked my first name to use going forward. I chose David because it represented strength and seemed to fit me better than my original name, Oswaldo. I also took their surname, Hartley, as my own. It was an honor, and…
Are you a DIY or DIFM person??
When I was growing up, my father would spend his evenings working in his basement. He would use all the tools in the shop such as the lathe, hand sawsand, hand tools and literally build things with his hands. He passed this knowledge onto me by letting me use all the tools in his shop…
Buzios, Brazil
Because of our yearly performance, we were awarded a trip each year around March. In the mid 90’s, we met all of targets and were awarded a trip to Brazil in March of the following year. It was to be a week of fun and business in the resort of Buzios, 3-4 hours north of…
The Lord is my Shepherd – a Psalm of David
My Lord is my shepherd I shall not want you make me like down in green pastures you lead me beside quiet waters you renew my soul you guide me through the path of righteousness for your namesake even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall know no fear…
Three guys walk into…..
Click here Three guys walk into a financial planner’s office with a Powerball ticket – MarketWatch http://ow.ly/X7iDL– Most of the article is a bit sarcastic but the last part makes a lot of sense. I have saved it in case I ever win the lottery.For every winner , his first two pieces of advice are “don’t tell…
Visiting Tikal
In the late 1990’s, while I was in Guatemala, I took a weekend to visit the Mayan ruins of Tikal in the north of Guatemala. Tikal is set in the jungle bordering Mexico and British Honduras. There are a lot of Mayan ruins in both Mexico and Guatemala but the well known are Tulum, Copal,…
Running Away
I was ten years old and running away from home while living in the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos – Why did I run away from home so much while I lived there? There are many reasons: I was mistreated, treated like a servant, took the blame for everything that went wrong, got beatings, went to bed…