You can make your own happiness! A couple of weeks ago, I attended a wonderful educational meeting to learn about improving my online presence.  I wrote about it in a previous blog entitled, "So when does the future officially begin?  At that meeting I met a fellow dentist from the Pacific Northwest, named Dr. Brad Larsen. He and I learned many... read more »

Dr. Brad Larsen is a dental practice management consultant in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR area.  Dr. Larsen had a private practice in Southwest Washington for thirty years.   In addition to consulting he works part time for a non-profit health care organization providing dental care for the disadvantaged.  He and his wife are parents of four grown sons and... read more »

Columbus, Ohio. Have you ever been there? Until this weekend I could answer that question with a "That's one of the major cities in Ohio that start with a 'C', right? Never been there." (Cleveland and Cincinnati are the others.) I am writing this entry from my hotel room in Columbus. I am attending an excellent "2 Day No Fluff Social... read more »

Back in 2008, I was fortunate enough to spend about 2 weeks with two of my sons, Jordan and Jason, in Taiwan.  My oldest son, Jordan, lived there for nearly 2 years, so he is fluent in Mandarin--the language of Taiwan and mainland China. It was an amazing adventure. I took lots of pictures.  You can see them here and... read more »

This is Bryan.  He is the fourth of my five children.  Everyone who knows him is captivated by his smile.  As a dentist, I would love to take credit for that infectious smile.  I chalk it up to good genes--his mother's! This is one of his Senior pictures. He is a 2010 graduate of Pittsburg High School.  He played football... read more »

Approximately 2 hours north of my house is the headquarters for Hallmark. There, in the heart of Kansas City Missouri, is an office, in a modern building where holidays are invented!  Can imagine the large table where "the powers that be" sit and think of the latest way to celebrate. I am trying to be grateful for Hallmark, because if it were not... read more »

I recently read an article from Woman's Day Magazine.  Before you jump to conclusions about my reading habits, be aware the article was a reprint on the internet.  The dental theme of the article is what caught my eye.  We live in a numbers/statistics world, and I keep hearing that women make about 90% of the health-related decisions in a... read more »

Anyone who knows me well, knows that  you would not normally hear those words come from my mouth!  I tend to sqweek as I walk!  I am a pay as you go kind of guy.  If I can't pay cash for it I can't afford it (well not that tight.)The last few weeks have been tough on everyone.  We have... read more »

Today is February 14, 2011.  Valentine's Day 2011.  Like other skeptics out there, I feel this is one of those days that was invented to sell lots of cards.  I have read that Valentine's card sales are surpassed only by Christmas card sales.  That's a lot of cards!!  Have you ever asked yourself  what Valentine's day is all about--I mean besides... read more »

This past week, here in the Heartland and Midwest, we were hit hard by the "Blizzard 0f 2011".  We had been hearing about it for about three days before its arrival.  I was skeptical.  So many times in the past, whenever we receive advanced warning of impending weather doom, it never materialized. Those previous false alarms resulted in both excitement and disappointment.... read more »