J-BAR-H BEANS- The Magical Fruit For years I have kept my pinto bean recipe in my pocket, and only shared it with a few select people, I even threatened one guy with a gun if it got out. Now in my old age I feel like I have gotten to the point where it […]
Rule #1– Show up on time Rule #2– If you are on time, you are late Rule #3– Move with alacrity, have a fast pace Rule #4– Leave your cell phone in the car Rule #5– I do not care about your self esteem- the food business is a tough business, if you can’t take […]
An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The fisherman replied that it […]
“If” By Rudyard Kipling My grandmother gave me this poem when I was a boy and over the years I have always had a copy of it in my possession. Thinking back on my 45 years I have probably read it over 300 times. It never fails to convict me and inspire me to be […]
J-BAR-H 15 Commandments of Business Build around your strengths, manage around your weaknesses. Failure to plan on your part does not constitute a crisis to those around you. Always make sure you know who has the power before acting. A deal isn’t a deal until it is a deal; and a deal is not a […]
An old rancher called the county commissioner a “post turtle” at the coffee shop one day and a young city fellow asked him to explain. “When you’re driving down a country road and you see a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a post turtle. You know he didn’t get up there […]
Invictus BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this […]
Instead of using a doll to motivate your kids, how about you just own it and be a real parent instead? Elf on the shelf has gotten out of control.
Constitution of the United States of America Preamble We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for […]
25 characteristics of a husband who truly loves and serves the needs of his wife By: Dr. Robert Lewis How many of these things do you do in your marriage? Includes his wife in envisioning the future. Accepts spiritual responsibility for his family. Is willing to say “I’m sorry” and “Forgive me” to his family. […]