The 72 Hour Napkin
October 20, 2023
It was a beautiful Memorial Day in 2018. Teresa and I decided to meet for lunch at Rancho Mañana golf club. I was excited to
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“What I lack in smarts, I make up for in work…and given how hard I have to work, I must not be that smart!”–Greg hague
It was a beautiful Memorial Day in 2018. Teresa and I decided to meet for lunch at Rancho Mañana golf club. I was excited to
In the vast landscape of entrepreneurial success stories, there exists a humble yet powerful artifact—the bar napkin sketch. I know you know the kind –
While having lunch with a friend last week, I asked how his short-term rental business was going. The story he told was of a double-edged
I am excited to announce that Teresa and I have a new baby. His name is Wyatt, and he’s now ten weeks old. Okay, I admit
The snake was in serious peril, frantically (but futilely) struggling to squiggle out of a boiling hot sand trap at Seven Canyons in Sedona. Greg stopped,
“Value is more expensive than price.” – Toba Beta Ferrari’s stock valuation is roughly the same as GM’s – each around $30 billion. Yet Ferrari sells
Life is full of a thousand red herrings, and it takes the history of a civilization to work out which are the red herrings, and
Don’t misinterpret my title this week. It doesn’t mean you will be selling your home for half its value. It does mean you may soon
The media lambasted his suggestive gyrations as “obscene performances.” Cities refused to grant permits for him to perform. Music labels rejected him, one saying, “His music
Some things just keep… hanging on. The girl (or guy) you asked out to the movie, and end up spending the rest of your life with.
One beautiful summer day the tiger and the donkey were walking through the fields together. The donkey proclaimed to the tiger that the grass was
Did you hear about the man caught flashing the Chapel? To be precise, the Sistine Chapel. Why would anyone commit such a lascivious act, especially
It’s a hot and humid day on the ranch. Tex is working hard, but his Belgian horse is working harder, hauling goods and plowing fields. Tex
Many years ago my son, Brian, was excited to buy his first new car. He did weeks of research before deciding on a top of the line
Cows kill more people than sharks. Surprised? So was I. But it’s true. More people are trampled or kicked to death every year by cows. So why
It’s a cold and rainy night in Atlanta. Terri is home alone with her kids when she hears a knock on the door. She answers
It’s August 19, 1971. Men armed with machine guns stand guard at Santa Martha Acatitla prison in Mexico City. The warden is expecting a visit from
Many years ago there was a Nebraska farmer who was known for growing the best corn in the county. In fact, he entered his corn in
Last week my family and I took a much-needed vacation to one of the favorite places from my youth…Walloon Lake, Michigan. One of my favorite
“A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” -Jean-Luc Godard My three-year-old daughter was learning to roast a
It was a beautiful Memorial Day in 2018. Teresa and I decided to meet for lunch at Rancho Mañana golf club. I was excited to
In the vast landscape of entrepreneurial success stories, there exists a humble yet powerful artifact—the bar napkin sketch. I know you know the kind –
While having lunch with a friend last week, I asked how his short-term rental business was going. The story he told was of a double-edged
I am excited to announce that Teresa and I have a new baby. His name is Wyatt, and he’s now ten weeks old. Okay, I admit
The snake was in serious peril, frantically (but futilely) struggling to squiggle out of a boiling hot sand trap at Seven Canyons in Sedona. Greg stopped,
“Value is more expensive than price.” – Toba Beta Ferrari’s stock valuation is roughly the same as GM’s – each around $30 billion. Yet Ferrari sells
Life is full of a thousand red herrings, and it takes the history of a civilization to work out which are the red herrings, and
Don’t misinterpret my title this week. It doesn’t mean you will be selling your home for half its value. It does mean you may soon
The media lambasted his suggestive gyrations as “obscene performances.” Cities refused to grant permits for him to perform. Music labels rejected him, one saying, “His music
Some things just keep… hanging on. The girl (or guy) you asked out to the movie, and end up spending the rest of your life with.
One beautiful summer day the tiger and the donkey were walking through the fields together. The donkey proclaimed to the tiger that the grass was
Did you hear about the man caught flashing the Chapel? To be precise, the Sistine Chapel. Why would anyone commit such a lascivious act, especially
It’s a hot and humid day on the ranch. Tex is working hard, but his Belgian horse is working harder, hauling goods and plowing fields. Tex
Many years ago my son, Brian, was excited to buy his first new car. He did weeks of research before deciding on a top of the line
Cows kill more people than sharks. Surprised? So was I. But it’s true. More people are trampled or kicked to death every year by cows. So why
It’s a cold and rainy night in Atlanta. Terri is home alone with her kids when she hears a knock on the door. She answers
It’s August 19, 1971. Men armed with machine guns stand guard at Santa Martha Acatitla prison in Mexico City. The warden is expecting a visit from
Many years ago there was a Nebraska farmer who was known for growing the best corn in the county. In fact, he entered his corn in
Last week my family and I took a much-needed vacation to one of the favorite places from my youth…Walloon Lake, Michigan. One of my favorite
“A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” -Jean-Luc Godard My three-year-old daughter was learning to roast a