River Wisdom

As seen in our July 20, 2023 Newsletter – Subscribe Here You are never good at something the very first time you do it. Actually, that isn’t true. Lots of people have Beginners Luck. But very few people can replicate Beginners Luck. We aren’t here to talk about the 0.1% of people that are just […]

Life Long Learner. It’s a popular buzz phrase in the world of education. 24 years ago I chose to become a teacher and, not surprisingly, this phrase is a core value in most everything I do. More importantly, I have learned the importance of reflection as a key component to success in learning. The process

I often find myself searching for “The Best” fill-in-the-blank. Then spending countless hours pouring over numerous Top 10 lists of what someone has put together as their “opinion” of what to buy/do/etc. Consumerism at its best, and I am not going to lie, I am an apparent fan. Some times it is a search I

Bull Durham is one of my all time favorite movies. It opens with a classic church organ blaring some soulful gospel music, with the voice over of a woman explaining her love of baseball. The first line of the movie is, “I belong to the Church of Baseball.” As a baseball junkie, there are plenty

One of the main responsibilities of my job is to value real estate. Let me walk you through how to value an industrial building. So you have the income approach, comparable sale approach and the replacement value approach. Let’s start with the… ah, I’m just effing with you! You didn’t come here to read about

It’s a phrase that can have a negative connotation, especially in the female world. And it would definitely warrant a joke directed towards one’s manhood if we were on Guys Fishing Weekend. However, the mantra has become the key to my ongoing happiness, allowing me to be a better friend, husband, and dad. About five

I am sitting here at a bar in Chicago. My flight abruptly canceled, due to rain (don’t get me started), and so I am stranded for the night. Graciously, my company foot the bill for a hotel, and I am grabbing some dinner before calling it a night. I gave up drinking “roughly” 8 years,

It isn’t for the faint of heart, friendship. True friendship! As I age, it becomes clearer and clearer that “time” becomes important. As a dad of three kids moving into adulthood, I find myself thinking the old cliché, “Where did the time go? It seems like yesterday I was changing diapers!” But I feel like

Fishing is a funny thing. Many people talk about it as an escape. Something you do after work, or on the weekend, when time permits and you can get away. People do it by themselves, with a buddy, or even a crew. It is performed either on shore, on boat, or by waders. When you

The first time I ever went fly fishing, there were three of us. And it was this same trio that continued for a good while once I caught the bug, but different from the trio that started GFW. A dear, old friend of mine, Gavin, and I learned at the same time. I’m not sure