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Book Review: The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan

Book Review: The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan

I just read Peter Zeihan's amazing book The Accidental Superpower, which first came out ten years ago. The guy knows his stuff about geopolitics and how a country's location impacts its power and influence.  The book argues that America became a superpower almost by...

Life Is Better with Southern Sweet Tea

Life Is Better with Southern Sweet Tea

Don’t Get Between A Man and His Tea If you know me, you’ll know I’m a tea man. It’s part of being a Southerner, and as Allison Glock wrote in her article a while back, this beverage is all part of Southern culture. As she writes, “Sweet tea isn’t a drink. It’s culture...

Lessons From The Good Life

Lessons From The Good Life

Book Review: The Good Life Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Shulz, PhD I have the same friends that I had in high school. My wife and I have been together for almost 30 years. I spend a lot of time with...

Review: The Last Movie Stars

Review: The Last Movie Stars

I recently watched The Last Movie Stars, a six-part documentary about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward on HBO. What a fantastic documentary! Paul Newman had it all. He was a world-recognized actor, a political activist, a generous philanthropist, an admired racing...

Book Review: The Go-Giver

Book Review: The Go-Giver

“Your compensation is directly proportional to how many lives you touch.” - Bob Burg and John David Mann   The Go-Giver – A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea could be called a Manual for Servant Leadership! As the title suggests, the authors write about...

Restaurant Review: Bistro 217

Restaurant Review: Bistro 217

Our good friend, Anne Hardee, owns two incredible restaurants on Pawley’s Island - Bistro 217 and Rustic Table. In this blog, I will focus on Bistro 217 - a great place for fantastic food and conversation. The restaurant gets its name because it is located along the...