I’m a collector of simple phrases, mostly one-line statements of wisdom that encapsulate something important about how to live. Here are a few I carry around with me, that have shaped how I see the world.
TFW you get a message from your son’s coach, out of the blue, about what a fine young man he’s growing into. And, it’s even better when you hear this from the girl-moms on his soccer team — that their daughters think a lot of your 11 yr old boy.
As a leader, it's so tempting to reward the team members who always do what you ask. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to cultivate the right kind of disagreeableness on your team and to be sure those people have a voice -- however inconvenient.
Kentucky’s EV charging network is growing. We now have 18 fast-charging stations open across the commonwealth, with 11 more under construction. We’re building the infrastructure Kentuckians and visitors need to travel safely today and for generations to come.
I rewatched Landman Season 2 this week. I feel like I could write tomes of social commentary on the family, professional, relational, and sibling dynamics in this season. There’s SO. MUCH. THERE.
My daughter turns 25 today. If you do the math, you’ll realize she was born on a tumultuous day. Today is a day of great grief for so many. For me, it’s also a day of celebration. Joy and grief commingled — so much of the substance of the human experience.
What’s the etiquette when someone directly to the back and right of you is repeatedly coughing before a transatlantic flight even takes off? Asking for friend.
My petty confession: I do side-eye people outside Kentucky who celebrate beloved KY authors or figures, but speak disparagingly about KY the rest of the time.
Dolly Parton and Wendell Berry less than a week apart; so different, and yet both so fully creators of what was best about southern culture and letters in the 20th Century. Giants are leaving us.