I guess you could say I’m a do-it-yourselfer.  Something breaks at home?  I’m on it.  Need something built?  I’ll do it.  Car breaks down?  Leave it to me.  This is probably equal parts “I enjoy working with my hands” and “I’m too cheap to hire someone else to do it”.  Maybe a bit more the […]

My last post was about the fact that sometimes in life, willingness is more important than readiness.  That we should not wait for the perfect time to begin.  There will always be a reason why we should wait, some better hypothetical moment in the future, some cause for delay.  Don’t wait!  Jump in! Get started! […]

I go to a Chinese church, as many of you know.  The church has a thriving English-language ministry, and my family is pleased to be involved with it.  But even the English ministry is almost entirely people of Asian descent.  My family makes up roughly half the non-Asian population of the church.  More on this […]

Whether we’re talking about the world of business or the military, there’s always a discussion of how to assign personnel.  In business, we talk about direct vs. indirect labor.  The military has a far more expressive way to talk about it: the tooth-to-tail ratio.  The “tooth” part of the unit are combat soldiers – those […]