zac | November 29, 2007
A child says to his father, “I want some money to buy you a gift.” The father gives the child $20 and says, “I do not want you to spend more than $15. Bring me the change.” The boy goes out shopping and finds a sweater for his dad. The sweater is on sale for [...]
zac | November 22, 2007
I do not always appreciate what I have. I am not referring to the many material possessions that I have nor am I comparing myself to the rest of the world and concluding I am blessed. I am blessed, of course… as are we all. I do not see much point in rating our level [...]
zac | November 15, 2007
When you go out to eat dinner at a restaurant, you rely on others to bring out your food and drinks. We used to call these people waiters and waitresses, but at some point we decided to call them servers; apparently androgynous terms are more politically-correct. The term server has obvious connotations of serving food [...]
zac | November 8, 2007
I took a sort of test at work last week. It was a self-examination that resulted in categorizing the participants into one of four groups: D I S C. “D” people are dominant; “I” people are influential; “S” people are steady; “C” people are correct. I, as it turns out, am primarily a “D” with [...]
zac | November 1, 2007
I used to play a game of trust with my kids — when they were smaller. They would stand on a couch, facing inwards; their arms crossed like they were inverted bats. I would have them close their eyes and then I would stand behind them. I would say, “Trust me… and fall back.” It [...]
