Column for Länstidningen, Södertälje, Sweden, 17 Sept 2008. Automatic translation of text KÄRLEKEN ÄR FÖRUNDERLIG A Wife in New York (a modified English version) Denna vecka är jag ensam hemma med våra tre barn. För första gången i vårt äktenskap har min fru, Angelica, tagit tillfället i akt att åka på långresa utan make och barn. Personligen tycker jag det var på tiden, för det var länge sedan hon gjorde sig förtjänt av en ”get-away”. Som resesällskap har hon med sig tre vän

Continuation of Take Control (1): Be a Captain and Take Control (2): Be Good Today I just want to summarize my thoughts with two connecting ideas. When followed, I think they will be a huge factor of our progress, helping us get real control in life. Surround yourself with people that lift you up You need friends in life, friends who can support your dreams, friends who will love you and stick by you, despite your faults. We have to choose these friends carefully. Sometimes

Last week I attended a CES Conference. At one point a friend and colleague gave all the participants a few minutes to write a personal psalm. I’m not a poet, I know, but I was still glad to have a few solitary moments to clear the world from my mind and write these words of gratitude. For the wonders of the earth, I adore Thee For the light in heaven, I see Thee For the glories of thy creations, I admire Thee For the blessing of family, I honor Thee For the companionship

What beats a bedtime story? How about four bedtime stories? My sons kidnapped me! They wouldn’t let me go. I started with one story (which was our deal), then a second, just to show them I cared. When my time was up, the little terrorists started pressing me. “You’re not a nice daddy if you leave now”; and “We’re going tell mommy that you…” (well, we’ll skip that part…). “Okay”, I answered with faked authority, “but only one more!” Somehow that one became two. You know, life