In this business, I’ve been fortunate to travel quite extensively. I’ve gratefully journeyed to trade shows in warm, sunny locations when the Midwest’s winter has become…
Browsing: Point of View
If you read this column regularly, you may recall that two years ago I sold my condo in Chicago. Before the sale was final, I had…
One of my college friends just embarked on a new career at—I hate to say it—the mid-point of his life. My friend Dan spent his entire…
On July 20, 1969, five-year-old John Glenn Riester was playing outside when his parents called him in to watch Apollo 11 land on the moon. He…
In the past few years—probably since turning 40—I’ve decided the meaning of my life is the connections I make with other humans. I want to be…
One year ago, I struggled with the words for this column. COVID-19 had gripped our country and the world, and most of us were experiencing some…