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Asheville, NC 2015

By admin, on June 15th, 2015

Here are some photos from our visit to Asheville which include some interesting shops, art, architectural details, and interesting characters.

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I consider being afforded the opportunity to join the Innovation team at Chrysler a great honor. Even more so as I was given a position at the center of Chrysler innovation: Innovation Space Manager. To be thought of as an innovator is a compliment. It means that someone has the faith in you to think . . . → Read More: My Autobiography

Garden Update 2014

By admin, on July 15th, 2014

The garden is really thriving and I am learning a lot about what to do for next year.

Here is a regular visitor to my yard. He jumped up behind the garden fencing when I startled him.

Hiding behind the fence

It is nice to see toads and frogs around. These delicate amphibians . . . → Read More: Garden Update 2014

The Garden of 2014

By admin, on July 7th, 2014

This is my first real garden. Things are going well and I have already learned what I need to do differently next year.

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Nashville, TN 2014 Capella University Commencement

By admin, on March 20th, 2014

Here is President Kinney’s opening remarks at my graduation. You can see my sister wave to me at 7:11 in this short video that someone posted on YouTube.

Here is the keynote speaker Donna Brazile:

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Naples, Italy

By admin, on February 28th, 2013

Here we are on the 5 hour train ride from Venice to Naples. Nothing beats a high speed train for travel.

Of course by the time we got to Naples we were exhausted and suffering from vacation fatigue. So, maybe we will come back some time when we are more rested.

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Venice, Italy

By admin, on February 24th, 2013

Welcome to Venice!

Yep, that is snow. Snow in Venice. Apparently they get snow about three times every winter. And it is winter after all.

Down that dark alley is my hotel. Here is what it looks like during the day:

Here is the room:

Here is Venice:

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Florence, Italy

By admin, on February 22nd, 2013

Welcome to Florence!

We started in Florence by checking into our hotel the Relais Cavalcanti. Here is our room:

And here is the view out our window:

The rest of these photos are in chronological order. These are all from or around the Piazza della Repubblica:

Piazza della Signoria:

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Rome, Italy

By admin, on February 19th, 2013

All roads lead to Rome!

Through the mountains courtesy of my generous host. Thank you again for the ride to Rome!

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Chieti, Italy

By admin, on February 16th, 2013

This is the hotel I stayed in south of Pescara. It is as nice as it looks. We visited with the IAM group for two days where I taught two classes on innovative thinking, idea generation, and idea selection.

As you can see, even though we are near the sea, we are also . . . → Read More: Chieti, Italy