Out for Justice
We will pass this way but once, therefore, whatever good we may do, let us do it now
- 124. A shower to remember, and a trip to the fish market.
Photo art by Anika Tizliarishvili It seems like a silly thing to reminisce about, but one of the things I have harkened back to over the 39 years since we were on the sailboat was a shower I took in La Paz in Baja California, Mexico. Blair and Pat from Eclipse had more money thanContinue reading “124. A shower to remember, and a trip to the fish market.” - 123. Short hops, long stops.
Photo art by Anika Tizliarishvili Note: I just realized that I accidentally skipped two important stories, one about an incident on the Pacific side in Turtle Bay, and other about completing our trip south and making that triumphant step of turning the corner at the south end of Baja, Cabo San Lucas and heading backContinue reading “123. Short hops, long stops.” - 122. Course correction, chaos ensues.
Credit: Cruising World When we last left our inept sailors on the Iowa Waltz, they had just survived a knock down, but the drama was not over yet. I reduced the sails so we could sail at an angle to the waves, started zigzagging southward again with the whitecaps of the swells battering us fromContinue reading “122. Course correction, chaos ensues.” - 121. We have an emergency!
Credit: Sail Magazine A brief reminder of how I finished my story about meeting up with the three boats who would be part of our tribe heading south. As we drank and traded sailing stories, all of which involved misjudgments, miscalculations, and downright foolishness, which were nearly disastrous (“And that’s when I realized this wasContinue reading “121. We have an emergency!” - 120. Meet our new tribe.
Photo art by Anika Tizliarishvili As we prepared to start heading south with our new tribe which included three other boats, our boat was like a VW amongst Mercedes. The other boats were large and well equipped. Our boat was tiny, but we were hopeful, and brimming with over-confidence. Eclipse was the biggest boat andContinue reading “120. Meet our new tribe.”
Social Justice
Nancy, the cowboy, and a few Legal Services Clients
Wardrobe! Report to the Courthouse!
Social Justice Clients: “You can’t make this stuff up!”
Talking Immigration Detainees Off The ledge
Adventures
Chief Excuse Maker, Maya Cove Yacht Club and Cottages
A Year in the British Virgin Islands, #1 Finding Accommodations
Sailing #2, A Month at a Lobster Camp
Leadership
Leadership #1: An Art Which Can Be Learned
Leadership #2a – My first teachers: 1 Coach, 3 Fire Department Captains
Leadership 2b: My Teachers: 1 Drill Sergeant, Several Lawyers, 1 Caribbean Hotelier, and a Sailboat
Leadership 3: How do nice people, who happen to be outstanding workers, become bad bosses?
Leadership 7: Put the team first, Rule #2: It’s ONLY about you
Leadership 8: The most important skill for a leader is listening.
Leadership 9: Making Active, Intentional Listening Part of Your Daily Routine.
Leadership 10: Making your team members feel safe and calm. It starts on Day 1
Leadership 11: Making your team feel safe so they can work calmly.
Leadership 12: “We have a situation!”
Leadership 13: Building trust and a sense of community within your team
Leadership 14: A leader must create a place where people feel respected as people.
Leadership 15: You must respect your team member’s skills.
Leadership – Don’t insist on helping people who don’t want your help
Kindness & Gratitude
Adventures in Parenting #3, Report Card: Good effort, needs improvement
Adventures in Parenting #2, The Adoption
Adventures in Parenting #1, Sex Ed
#1 Life in Small Town Iowa
My Art
These posts include my needlepoint portraits, quotes and videos, from my collection, “Persons of Interest.”
My most recent blogs
124. A shower to remember, and a trip to the fish market.
Photo art by Anika Tizliarishvili It seems like a silly thing to reminisce about, but one of the things I have harkened back to over the 39 years since we were on the sailboat was a shower I took in La Paz in Baja California, Mexico. Blair and Pat from Eclipse had more money than…
123. Short hops, long stops.
Photo art by Anika Tizliarishvili Note: I just realized that I accidentally skipped two important stories, one about an incident on the Pacific side in Turtle Bay, and other about completing our trip south and making that triumphant step of turning the corner at the south end of Baja, Cabo San Lucas and heading back…
122. Course correction, chaos ensues.
Credit: Cruising World When we last left our inept sailors on the Iowa Waltz, they had just survived a knock down, but the drama was not over yet. I reduced the sails so we could sail at an angle to the waves, started zigzagging southward again with the whitecaps of the swells battering us from…
Out for Justice 