February 2010 Blog Posts (153)

I am so glad it is ISTEP time, whew; I need a little break from 6^th grade. I had to down play my excitement though, because my son is not a happy camper right now. I empathize; I have had many years of the ole standardized testing under my belt. It is not fun! My son and I tried to come up with a top ten list of why these types of tests are so awful…and here it is…drum roll…

Scotty's Lakehouse, 10158 Brooks School Road, Fishers, held its opening weekend for invited guests on Feb. 26-27, 2010. I'd like to thank Scott Wise for including me on the guest list. The photos above are from Saturday evening's festivities. It was a colorful and packed venue with delicious food and…

I read this little tidbit the other day and with much enthusiasm shared the wisdom with my wife. It was then I learned I may be the last person on earth to hear of this trick. My guess is there is at least one male out there who has yet

to be enlighted to this empowering technique to reduce stress, save time and

prevent further footwear escapes via the laundry system.

And here it is...after removing your socks, before you drop them from your hand,…

Week seven delivered a practical exam. Regardless of the fact that I’ve been preparing for this moment for two weeks and was able to sleep in an extra two hours due to the testing format, I was still slightly nervous. Who isn’t? Practical exams can be anxiety-producing nightmares.…

Week 2 of 2010 Winter Olympics Swish-Whack Awards

Most people who know me know that I am a networking junkie. I love the energy of events, I love meeting new people, and I love growing my business. I just recently watching Forrest Gump again, and that movie is very endearing – and it has many thought-provoking moments in it that can be applied to so many aspects of our lives.…

This blog originally appeared on Building a Better Indiana.

Sen. Evan Bayh’s surprising move last week to announce he was not running for re-election was stunning, even to many most familiar with Indiana politics. However, the timing of said move (just before the candidate filing deadline) struck some the wrong…

Today, I am honored to have the opportunity to place my name on the ballot in the 5th Congressional District, where I was born and raised.

I believe with all my heart that our District, our conservative movement, and our country, want –and need -- new energy, new faces, and new ideas. But, more than anything else, they thirst for serious minded public servants, for statesmen, and for results.

I grew up in this District. My mother, my grandparents and…

Indiana Art Event: Heavy Load Documentary, IMA, March 13^th, 2010

Thanks to my affiliation with ArtsWORK Indiana, I recently had the opportunity to see a sneak preview of the documentary…

I recently sat down with Pat Coyle, the Founder of Smaller Indiana and we had a great discussion about business, life and still making a living while actually giving a crap about our community. We see so many companies, organizations, corporations and individuals who simply take take take. These “takers” have been sucking the life out of communities, small business and people for eons. Today, we…

I actually really like chat help for many of the programs I use, but the last 12 hours have been a nightmare. I have been trying to get the Magic Jack, so I can do some work for a client of mine without using my cell phone or work phone for returned phone calls. Now our family has a ban on any product that say “As Seen on TV” because we have probably returned about 10 of these such products as…

So if I understand the practice of Lent correctly (by all means, pipe in if I’m off base here), the idea is to give up something that takes your time/thoughts off God and spend that time you’ve gained in whatever way you connect with Him.



Well, here’s what I experienced last year: I gave up Facebook games. I used to spend hours upon hours playing Facebook games. I would even take time during vacations to update certain games. A really cool thing happened after Lent…

After a summer spent reading the entire series of Harry Potter books, my ten-year old son was at a loss of how to fill the void when he finished them…..until his aunt gave him the first book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series for his birthday in August. Fueled with a fresh new obsession, Miles tore through all five books in this series without a break. In the books, Percy Jackson is a troubled…