by Justin Velten | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog
As we approach March, I sometimes think of that less-famous, though hugely impactful speech that saved the Union for another 10 years just prior to the American Civil War. On March 7, 1850, Daniel Webster, Senator from Massachusetts, delivered the only speech ever...
by Justin Velten | Feb 4, 2019 | Blog
Maybe you have heard this old cliche about money before and thought, “yeah, but it sure would make life much better”, or, “the person who wrote that must have been born wealthy”. Either way, we tend to think that throwing money at a problem...
by Justin Velten | Jan 21, 2019 | Blog
Just yesterday I was finishing a long afternoon run, climbing that last big hill before descending into my neighborhood for the final stretch. It was a beautiful afternoon when the sun had finally busted through a dismal 48 hours of bone-chilling temps. Yes, I live in...
by Justin Velten | Jan 8, 2019 | Blog
Now into day eight of the new year, many of us are already struggling to maintain our new year’s resolutions. Those emotionally-driven “forever” statements we make as we come off the high of Christmas and slink into the reality of the closing of one...
by Justin Velten | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog
So I was backing out of the garage Saturday when I heard a loud CRUNCH. As I jerked my head to the right I witnessed my passenger-side mirror’s demise in an all-out battle with the garage door frame. The frame won. Needless to say, this fiasco was not within my plans...