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I am an entrepreneur and small business owner in Middle Tennessee. I also teach real estate finance at a local graduate school. I have been blessed to have spent the first part of my life growing up overseas - Brazil, Japan, India etc. - as the son of a diplomat.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Romance: 5 of 99
The Cathedral of TreesIn the cathedral of treesat dawn's first rosethe giant Om of life's earlybreath is pulsing through theworm filled soil.But you would not come this wayto the cathedral of trees...skipping the fence at field linejust off the road, whereonly at the angle is the gapin the tree line seen.You would come from t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Connection: 2 of 28
FULL MOON ON SHY'S HILLThe Battle ended one hundred forty years ago.Men from Maine and Michigan stormed across Battery LaneAnd climbed Shy's Hill in bullet thinned ranks.Men from Tennessee and Alabama held at first.Then, ammunition gone, they clamberedBackwards down the South side of the Hill.The dirty-gray ranks reformed a h... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Is jogging on roads safe?: 4 of 34
Jogging on roads can be an effective and safe workout, if the proper precautions are taken. Here are some simple rules to follow to ensure your safety: First, the route must be reconnoitered. Drive the route before you lace up your running shoes. Study the topography of the road, make note of the distances between landmarks a... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Summer: 17 of 125
JUNE DREAMSOutside the window the hemlock pine'sBranches are waving gently in a heat undulatingBreeze that is early summer.A newborn robin rests on a branch deep insideThe tree rising and falling on the windLike a sailor in a gentle rolling sea.The lawn needs mowing and trimming,But I in ceiling fan and cicada hummedSilence s... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Your first marathon: 1 of 7
Running your first marathon is a physical, emotional and spiritual watershed in your life. I have been blessed to run five of them and have a couple more in mind. Before you undertake the endeavor make sure you can answer "yes!" to the following questions: Have you had a physical recently? You need to let your doctor know y... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Winter scene: 2 of 7
LATE SNOWFALLLate winter's brush of chillRebukes the heat drawn forsythia,Drains the rising fever forWeather light, andAccosts spring's arrival likeA bully stealing the playground ball.None can play except by his rules.Silence in late MarchAt early mornHerald the bully's arrival.No light on clock,No hum of fan,TemperatureFall... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Autumn: 61 of 196
IN AUTUMN'S TIME In shadow's night I stand dawn ridden But full of sound Like grackle flock that struts Southward across the fall leafed lawn. Tingle of frost on fingers' tips crawls In ant steps on nerves cold, wet and raw. It is the change though November late. Soon Christmas and the New priorities, Another slate slic... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Faith, hope and charity: 12 of 36
St. Francis Among the Weeds An old man sits by a curb waiting for a ride. In starched blue shirt and back he leans on his cane turning his hand left, then right. St. Francis among the weeds. A young woman in a rest stop stall Delivers stillborn to a Hefty sack. Drawn and pale she emerges, Looks left, then right. St. Fr... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I remember: 17 of 40
SOUTHBOUND One A.M. The C & S train is pulling Out of Radnor Yards Headed Southbound. Though four miles distant And winter, late and warm, You lie feeling the rumble of The steel in your marrow. You stare at the ceiling. Train tracks now visible In aerial view you trace it's path Down I-65 and under in Brentwood. Now wes... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should government policies designed to stimulate economic growth be tailored to promote environmental stability as well?: 1 of 1
This question is posted in the same manner as "have you stopped beating your wife?" Abuse of women is an abhorrent behavior; abusing the environment is as well. But the link between responsible expenditure of our tax dollars to stimulate economic growth, i.e. create jobs, and "environmental stability," is tenuous at best. The... More..