About My Father's Business

In the interest of full disclosure I should mention that just yesterday, barely week since my last post, I was called on to say the opening prayer in Sunday School and I bet you'll never guess what I caught myself starting to say.  That's right.  The infamous "daily lives".  I caught myself in time to omit the word "daily", so it wasn't a total loss, but I guess I still have some room for improvement. In the business world we often hear the word  innovation .  Being creative and able to adapt the changing world is critical for the survival of any business. Refusing to change simply because "that's the way we've always done things" is equivalent to giving up.  Tom Callahan, Fictional CEO of Callahan Auto Parts, said "If you're not growin' you're dyin!'".  We can't afford to be idle.  The challenge for us is finding out how we can be innovative in our own lives. So what does that have to do with sliced b...

Let me start by giving you some background about me.  If you are planning on reading this blog you should know what you are getting into.     I am a husband and father of two wonderful girls.   I am a Database Developer by trade.   I am in my mid 30s, which I suppose could mean this blog is an attempt to deal with some sort of mid-life crisis, and by all definitions of the word I couldn't be more ordinary.  Now please don't misunderstand me.  I love ordinary.  I have a wonderful, fulfilling life.  It's just not what most would call exceptional.  Now, with that out of the way allow me to describe my credentials.  It won't take long because I don't have any.  In case you missed it earlier,  I'm just an average guy. I don't have any formal writing experience.  I don't have any fancy degrees or certifications.  But what I do have are ideas.  I am constantly trying to figure out how things work and how I ...