The art of being wrong: Live to mess up another day
I was wrong.
Wallowing astern of a commercial fishing boat tied up in Gloucester Harbor, I yelled up to the captain that all four props…
A focus on relationships might be key to surviving crisis
“Swinging over Hell on a rotten vine” seems an accurate description of the bus industry’s current situation. The best thing to do right now might…
We’re in a Darwinian shift and it feels like an earthquake
No good deed goes unpunished.
An Allison regional representative invited me and a buddy to dinner at a rootin’ tootin’ restaurant in the basement of…
A lesson in choosing our battles
In late June of 1863 famed Confederate General J.E.B Stuart’s cavalry was foraging in the countryside when they bumped into a small unit of Delaware…
Millhouser: Passing along survival lessons learned post 9-11
“You’re driving a coach, climbing a two lane mountain pass. On the right is a 2,000 foot drop, and to your left is a sheer…
Learning from a relationship specialist
Halla and I were discussing the state of the industry the other day, and she came up with some brilliant insights. You all know I…
Technology, driving style and love
It was a MIRACLE. A sudden power outage in downtown Dallas had darkened all the traffic signals. In New England, my stomping grounds, this would…
Is it always somebody’s fault?
My buddy “Titanic” was inbound with a dive charter when he heard an SOS. A 90-foot sightseeing boat was burning off the entrance of the…
Time to get out of Dodge
A Dodge City deputy sheriff had stopped me late one night. Setting the parking brake, I met him at the door, and he explained that…
Wrong about Bobb
It felt like my bosses would kill me (firing being too gentle).
We were meeting with a big customer who asked what I thought of…