What’s wrong with this sentence? “Refreshments were served and a good time was had by all.” I nominate it as the worst sentence in the English language; I’ll come back to it in a minute. Almost every business executive I know complains about the lack of writing skills among the company’s staff. As a result, […]
I’m proud to announce (call that brag) that my wife Lynn and her hiking partner Leah summited Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain (14,505’) in the contiguous US, on September 26th. At first glance you think of this feat as one of excellent physical ability – and it is; but that was not the key to […]
We’re farmers when we are not doing our “real” work which is serving our PEP® clients. This time of the year in Southern California, if you’re a wine grower, is harvest time and the beginning of wine making. If you think completing work projects is difficult – just think how you plan and execute a […]