2022, July

Transportation and mobility are the key to our modern global economy.  We drive cars and trucks every day to get to work, they are used to deliver products, and they are the bond that allows us to see our family and friends on a regular basis.  We often take the miracle of having convenient transportation for granted and we also sometimes forget that this wonder comes with responsibility.  Automobiles are complex machines and can be very dangerous if we are not respectful of the rules of the roa...

It has been a crazy summer and an even crazier year.  We have seen unprecedented inflation, continued supply and demand issues, a crazy job and housing market, and war.  Every time we think the world is slowing down and life is returning to normal, something else happens to shake things up.  There is no predicting the future and although it is important to be prepared for the next step in whatever journey we might be on, it is equally important to spend some time to reflect on what we have.

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Everywhere we look we see stories of violence and hate.  It is happening in our communities, in our states, and nationwide.  It has come to a point where all we hear from the news is violence, assault, homicide, and acts of evil.  They are the lead stories, and they dominate the national narrative.  However, we must not allow this negativity to take away from the good that exists in our world.  We often spent too much time focusing on the acts of terror and we do not spend nearly enough time pro...