Ozark Mountains

Well, we made it to Branson today about 30 minutes ago. On the way down on Highway 65 Evan took a good shot of the Ozark Mountains. I miss it down here, I do, but it makes for a very long trip now that we live in Texas. We made this trip down from Kansas City on our vacation. We're staying with Evan's parents in Lenexa. We are here for a couple of days so hopefully we will have some fun and the kids will enjoy it for sure. The whole family is here and we're so glad to have Jacob with us. Evan's parents made the trip as well as Robert, Colleen, and Taylor.

Alone On The Highway

I took this shot on our drive to Kansas City last week. This was somewhere outside of Wichita. It felt like Evan (who was driving in front of me) and I were the only ones on the road. It was a little weird and very intriguing at the same time. It made me think about what if we were the only ones here...and I'm glad we're not of course but that's how it felt at the time. It was just one of those serene moments.

Easy Money

Tonight, on my 5th real day of vacation I had the opportunity to reconnect with some old friends after many years. I was able to have dinner with my old friends Robbie Robinson and Keith Snively tonight while I was in Kansas City. I cannot tell you how good it was to see those guys. I had not seen Rob or Keith for about 13 years. We all worked together at 291 & Gudgell McDonald's in 1988 and we really had something special there. It is not often that you are a part of a team as special as that one was with all three of us and some other really talented people working together. We had a synergy about us that was unmistakeable and it was contagious. It attracted better people and we had a better restaurant because of it. We were ahead of our time for sure; every restaurant company talks about this now but we were doing it then, before it was cool. Certainly the company I work for now does it better than anyone and I'm proud of that fact. My career has always been rooted in People Development and it has served me well. This chapter in my career was no exception and it was a lot of fun.