Redding’s generous nature has become a self-fulfilling prophesy about why we do not change and meet the wolf at our collective door. Other places have adopted rules and strategies which work while we endlessly meet, study, debate, hire consultants, wring… Continue Reading
This is the time when groups of 50-100 employees are facing real challenges as they face benefit compliance issues and deadlines. As part of the ACA (Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare) groups of under 100 employees are now in the… Continue Reading
Sometimes I fancy I’m the wise old man on the mountain, which isn’t too much of a stretch, being that I’m getting older every day and I live on a mountain. I go on long hikes through silent woods, hands… Continue Reading
Can you just hear that old Ray Charles tune, “Here I Go Again”? It’s kind of interesting to sit back and just watch to see what my acquaintance with Doni is going to get me into next. But, nonetheless, here’s… Continue Reading
“…it’s not faith that comes from miracles, but miracles that come from faith.” Taylor Goldsmith It is difficult being a human being. I remember once when I was a teenager telling a friend that I intended to figure out how… Continue Reading
Anyone who has lived in the Redding area more than a few years knows that until quite recently live music was as rare as jackalopes. Oh, sure, if you were over 21 you might have gone into Ricardo’s to hear… Continue Reading
In spring of this year the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans surveyed employers about the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). Respondents included a wide range of employers, from under 50 to 10,000 employees. Interestingly, when asked if they would… Continue Reading
Remember how much you looked forward to Summer vacation as a kid? So many of my memories as a kid were from those three months of glorious freedom. I remember getting excited when I’d hear the ice cream truck from… Continue Reading
Welcome back, fellow travelers, to South America. Languishing off the coast of Chile is Isla Chiloé, the fifth largest island in South America. Its history began more than 7,000 years ago with the arrival of the first human inhabitants. Spread… Continue Reading
April 1 was the day I decided to “Cut the Cord and Run.” Two months without a television; two months of feeling more productive, engaged, fulfilled. More reading, more writing, more friends, more fun, more balance… I’m calling this new level of… Continue Reading
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