Win-Win
As a 22 year old aspiring businessman, I opened an automobile auction in Albany, GA. This auction was just for licensed automobile...
Asking For Help
In the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, a team from my Rotary Club, called the Rotary Rotary Foundation Fryers, went to Arcadia, FL...
Moments
The second weekend in August 2004, I was on vacation in Saint Augustine, FL when Hurricane Charley blasted its way through southwest...
The Risk and the Reward
In the summer of ‘69, my Marine Corps reserve unit was in Puerto Rico for training at the Roosevelt Roads Base on the eastern side of the...
Hot Summer in the Fields
It was a very hot summer’s day just outside of Waldo and I, along with some friends, showed up at the Wasdin farm to pick yellow summer...
Independence Day
Today is the 4th of July. And what a quintessential American day it is! It’s a time for picnics, playing on the beach, cookouts and...
The Elegance of Frugality
I grew up in the middle of my family’s small restaurant/gas station on Highway 301 a couple miles north of Waldo, FL. As a young child,...
Duck and Cover
In 1951, a film entitled “Duck and Cover” was released and shown to school children all over the United States. Because the Soviet...
Father's Day
As Father’s Day draws near, I’ve been thinking of my dad and how I was lucky to be his son. Dad was born in 1897 - yes, that’s eighteen...
Was the Glitter Really Gold?
As I was beginning in my business career, I owned and operated an auto auction business in Albany, GA. I had worked a couple years in the...
