I realized that I wanted to write my family a letter to explain my recent conversion and decision to become Catholic. And as I started thinking about the tome, it was overwhelming to sit to write. Blog posts are easy. So, hopefully, this will capture my thoughts as I journey.
I learned this week that the definition of "Catholic" is Universal. It means Christ's fullness was brought for all people -- universally. (Which is awesome for a Universalist to hear). When I went through Methodist confirmation, I was taught the Apostle's Creed and that "one holy, catholic church" had a lowercase "c" to mean universal.…
Our Lady of Mercy is where I hear God's voice.In the laughter of school childrenIn the dancing of the fountainIn the silence of the adoration chapelIn the Pastor's homily Our Lady of Mercy is where I speak with God's love.At the patient's bedsideAt the meeting in the activity hallAt the front of the classroomAt Mass…
So, I'm waiting at the Baton Rouge airport for my Viking friend, Mike, to land in BTR for a three week visit to see the States and how we entrepreneurs work on this side of the world. He's arriving from Horst, The Netherlands, in about 10 minutes. I have a feeling this will be a…
Local entrepreneurs Stafford Kendall and Tommy Talley spent two weeks in December 2012 in Europe for the Startup Bus: Europe, an international competition that pits Buspreneurs from different European regions against one another. This site is a compilation of essays on their adventures on the Bus, before and after. StartupBus exists to create a community…
While I learned a million things over the last 10 days, I think these are the most important ones. They were things I *knew* before, but I didn't really understand the meaning in such a profound way: 1 - Communications skills extend way beyond listening and verbal acuity. The Dutchies I spent most of my…
Monday morning at 2 am, we arrived at the tiniest, lamest hostel I've ever been to. The accommodations were typical Parisian hostel, but the staff was simply miserable. They weren't particularly interested in the 70 of us or assisting us in any way. We checked in (slowly) and my team got to work. We decided…
In less than 45 minutes, Daniel will do the first public presentation of our company Qbeeco (
Wow. I've never launched a site less than 36 hours before. I mean, sure, we've launched site quickly... but usually not for a company and concept that didn't exist before we started. httpss://bitly.com/YBkFLN