Fight Cancer, Get My Time

Last year, I rode in Cycle for Survival, and helped raise over $15 million for cancer.  You guys helped by donating over $2,000. This year, it’s even more personal.  As you know, I lost my beloved dog Kobe to cancer last Fall. Meanwhile, my friend David Weekly lost his mother, and his brother is now … Continue reading Fight Cancer, Get My Time

32 Things that remind me of Kobe

The effects of the passage of time on grief are both good and bad. The good is that the more time passes since the tragedy, the less you think of it. The bad is that the more time passes, the less you remember the good things. While being reminded of Kobe caused a twinge of … Continue reading 32 Things that remind me of Kobe

Life, Loss, Love

Recently Lindsey Mead Russell, my friend and business school classmate, and I both lost someone very dear to us.  Lindsey’s 94 year old grandfather died in August and my beloved 12 year-old dog Kobe passed away in September.  What they had in common were long, full lives and relatively short illnesses at the end. After … Continue reading Life, Loss, Love

The Power Of The Unintentional

It’s amazing how so many of the important elements of our lives are completely unintentional. As my family and I grieve for Kobe, most of the sharpest pangs seem to be hitting us when we least expect it. For example, I know that I’ll be thinking of Kobe during the time that I would take … Continue reading The Power Of The Unintentional