A friend of mine owns a very successful engineering firm. When you walk into their office, you are greeted by several dogs wagging their tails and with smiles on their faces. I think it is a wonderful practice if you can make it work. They have a way of taking the pressure off work and putting things in perspective. Meet Howard, AKA "Howie". [...]
As we struggle on our way to be the best and take care of all those we love with our energy and effort each day at work and at home, it sometimes becomes difficult to see how our efforts are truly making a difference. I can assure you that they are. Don't stop giving. You are making a difference. "All [...]
If you get a chance to read the Poem,"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, you will enjoy the beautiful Fall colors even more! I am grateful! Sal
If you have any doubt about how much talent and potential our future leaders bring to the world, check out www.Spark-Y.org . This is a wonderful project and you should consider signing up your school for it. Sal
Young people always amaze me when they set out to change the world. I was always awed by my two wonderful daughters in grade school and high school when they set out to meet great challenges and got it done. Recently, I have become involved with an organization that is truly empowering kids to change the world by teaching them [...]
My memoir is now in front of two top producers in Hollywood. I wrote "Did I ever thank you, Sister?" ( www.saldileo.com ) 20 years ago and it has finally been adapted to a screenplay for film.. Many kind people have helped Dan Hendrickson and me with feedback on the screenplay to help it turn out as it has. The feedback we [...]
On Saturday, May 25th, 2019, our family will be hosting "The 20 year celebration of the founding of our Retreat Center, St. Francis Lodge" on beautiful Lake George, in Northwest, Minnesota (www.stfrancislodge.org ). We are so appreciative to all those who have come to stay with us. It has been a true joy to read the notes guests have left [...]
After 45 years in the working world, I have found this recent retirement thing is not at all that bad. You learn to find new things to do to keep you busy, like making homemade Pizza for your wife and friends. I would suggest you find a good financial planner early on so you can make pizzas sooner than I [...]
This past week we had another Spring blizzard in northern Minnesota. This one came as a bit of a surprise in how strong the winds were, besides the 13" of new snow with it. Our little respite, St. Francis Lodge (www.stfrancislodge.org), was right in the path of the storm. After the three storm a calm came over our campus. I [...]