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Hiking the Appalachian Trail
I was born three hours from the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail (AT). As a child, my father had us frequently in the Blue...
Don Owens
2 min read
The Foreign Becoming Familiar
Eleven thousand people were killed and twenty thousand injured on December 23, 1972 when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Managua,...
Don Owens
3 min read
Best National Parks and When to Go
I love that our country cares about conserving land for the simple pleasure of taking in the view. C.S. Lewis said it best when he...
Don Owens
4 min read
The Lost Tools of Learning
Why would we make Facebook responsible for managing news sources, censoring posts, or for that matter defining reality? Is it not an...
Don Owens
3 min read
Rodin's Thinker is Pondering the Infinite
Musee Rodin in Paris is a visual delight and provides the quintessential opportunity to stroll and reflect as many hope to do on their...
Don Owens
2 min read
When a Staff Member Disappoints Us
Some of the most frustrating moments in our work come from a revelation of bad actions from someone in whom we greatly invested. After...
Don Owens
2 min read
Terminate Those Who Take The Seat of Honor
The most dangerous people in your organization are those who take the seat of honor. What is the seat of honor? Physically, it may be the...
Don Owens
5 min read
A Packraft is Expanding My World
I finished my meeting with a reinsurance partner in Keene, New Hampshire and was headed back to my hotel in Manchester. The end of June...
Don Owens
3 min read