Tuesday, August 9—Idaho Falls, ID to Novato, CA
I arose at 5:45 am, needing to get Lisa to the airport to catch her flight to Kansas City. Since I was already up, I decided to head out early at 6:40 am. When driving from Idaho Falls to Novato, I would typically drive 445 miles and stop for the night in Winnemucca. But I wasn’t sure I wanted to end this day that soon. Continue reading
Early in 2007, a group of Idaho potato growers were working with a large, privately held agricultural company to bring together six relatively small potato processing companies to form a mid-size food business. The United States potato industry had been experiencing typical agricultural peaks and valleys. Each year fresh-market potato growers in Southeastern Idaho would mortgage their family business of multiple generations to finance planting their crops. Continue reading
Lisa and I are headed to the 100th Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena with our good friends from Idaho, Dan and Colette. As we pack up for the road trip south, I am reminded of a great life lesson learned during a prior Rose Bowl experience—get control of the game! This is part one of a three-part series. Continue reading
We awoke on day five of the Road Trip to Kansas somewhat disoriented, and had to get our bearings. Think of the many maps you’ve seen that advise “You Are Here” so you can orient yourself to your surroundings. Continue reading
reDeploying! 