Mark's blog

In doing some goal-setting today, I stopped to consider why I do this. I came up with four reasons:

1. To challenge myself.
2. To attain fulfillment (as I accomplish my goals).
3. To serve others. Otherwise, this gets left to chance, I'm afraid, and I'd rather not chance it.
4. To be a role model. To me, this is the real "leverage" component of goal setting. I think that maybe our best chance of provoking major positive change is through inspiring others.

It is early on a warm, muggy and quiet Saturday morning in May on the west side of Boerne.  Within minutes a flurry of activity erupts as cars, SUVs and trucks converge, parking near the end of a long driveway.  Homeowner Carol Praetorius is already sweaty as she watches the swarm of arrivals make their way up the drive.

Three-fifths of online consumers plan to spend equal (41%) or more (19%) money shopping online in the next 60 days than this time last year, according to an April study from Performics and

The past two weeks have been tough, health-wise. Lori and I are still coming out of a bout with a nasty respiratory virus. Viruses are nasty things.

The look of this web site has suffered long enough.  To say it is "getting old" is inaccurate.  It was old (or ugly, rather) to begin with.  Coming within a matter of a week or so, thankfully, is a new design that Andrew cooked up for me, and I can't wait.