In 2014, due to the generosity of friends, we had our first (and to date, only) trip out of the country together. We went to Costa Rica, where we stayed with some friends in an amazing house on the side of a mountain near San Juan, overlooking a coffee plantation. We had several … [Read more...]
The story of Pepe
I have written bits and pieces of this story elsewhere, but decided to put it all in one place for posterity. - HH I knew I was in trouble when Renee showed me his picture on her phone. “His name is Pepe, and he has spent over a year at the no-kill shelter. He is so ugly no … [Read more...]
The daily ritual that saves our marriage
For the last eight years, my wife Renee and I have engaged in a ritual, nearly every single day. It is very rare we miss it, and the performance of this ritual is, I am fully convinced, the reason we have stayed married. This ritual grounds us, centers our priorities and allows … [Read more...]
The Church of the Diner
This weekend I was in Baltimore, a city I have never spent any time in. So, being in a strange town all by myself, I did what I always do - I found a diner to eat breakfast in. I have eaten in diners in, I believe, 28 states (not counting the states of confusion, drunkenness … [Read more...]
The legend of you
Fed Ex was based on an idea Fred Smith had in college. He shared the idea in a paper, which got a C because of the idea's impracticality. Nobody thought it would work. In the early days of the company, it looked like the skeptics were right - it wasn't obvious they would make … [Read more...]