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The attitude of an aircraft – its orientation relative to the earth – affects everything in flying. Roll slightly and the aircraft turns and changes course. Inch the nose up and the aircraft slows down and starts climbing. Allow the nose to drop and it’ll speed up and lose altitude. For a pilot, maintaining the proper attitude […]

Thanks to my wife, I got to experience the Grammy Award-winning Jon Batiste live in concert this week. I say “experience” because his jazzy fusion of funk, rock, R&B, blues, soul, and African-style percussion was mesmerizing. Batiste is one of those artists who successfully draw their audiences into their performances—at some point we ceased being mere consumers and

When I returned this week from ten days in Greece and Turkey, a friend asked me what my favorite part of the trip was. Images flashed through my jet-lagged brain. Interesting people I had met. Delicious food I had eaten. Historical ruins I had visited. Though all of these fascinated me, none of them was my answer.

“What flavor are they?” I asked my son as I drove down the highway on a family roadtrip a few years ago. “Sour Cream and Onion? Oh, you’ll like those.” “No I won’t,” Luke responded from the back row of the minivan. “Just try them. They’re good.” “I don’t like sour cream or onions,” Luke

“He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.” “Trust isn’t a nice-to-have; trust is a must-have.” “The more trust, the better the relationship.” I see quotes like these everywhere—and I cringe on the inside every time. I come across them in social media feeds, in the books I read, even in some research