A half-year has now passed since we established our new home near the south shore of Maui. We’re currently experiencing our first ‘winter’ as the summertime temps of the low 90s have dipped into the high 70s. The lowlands and the mountainsides have turned a deep green from occasional rain…

I grew up as a fan of Baltimore sports teams. In the 1962, during a family day at the beach, my grandfather plopped an Orioles hat on my head and my fandom began. I went to my first Orioles game in 1966 when they played the now-defunct Washington Senators. The…

Our adventure has shifted from adapting to the island to experiencing day-to-day life on Maui. In just the past couple weeks, a vacationing snorkeler went missing after a shark encounter, a volcano erupted nearby and we had our first Hawaiian Thanksgiving. In the case of the missing…

Written: 2015 Carly Spellman is a unique athlete and teammate. Based on my 25 years of coaching experience, I say this with every confidence. This isn’t because Carly is 6’2” and genetically blessed with muscles on top of muscles. She isn’t. Carly has always been a bit smaller than her…

Written: 2016 I began working in the financial services industry in 1981 and eventually walked through the doors of MassMutual in 2008. From a personal standpoint, it has been a tumultuous 8 years. During that time, I’ve had two bouts with cancer, both my parents passed away, I survived a…

Written: 2015 Time is incredibly precious. We don’t think that when we’re on the cusp of turning 18 but it’s truly the case. These past 18 years have sped by. In just 10 short years, you’ll be on the verge of turning 30. By that time, you may already have…

Written: May 2015 Caylee, When you look at what you’ve accomplished, you should be very proud. As a student, you’ve continually been on the honor roll and your teachers have always commented on how you’ve been a pleasure to have in class. Your honor society inclusion and Kairos leadership are…

Written: January 2013 The issue of gun control is complex. It’s clearly not the only threat that we face. Lung cancer (see: cigarettes) kills more than 400,000 a year in the United States. Alcohol another 75,000. Even falling coconuts kill 150 people annually around the world. Gun violence is dramatically…

This month’s biggest revelation is that, although it’s still sunny and warm each day, the year is actually coming toward an end. In a sudden and panicked realization of this passage of time, I hurriedly prepared my holiday cards and mailed them way too early. This will likely cause some…