Anyone old enough to drive, who drives a car younger than they are, is used to seeing the words “OBJECTS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR” in their passenger side mirror. The warning is there because while the mirrors allow you to see behind you, they distort what you are seeing. …
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“Why would you do that?” is what spontaneously popped out my mouth in response to a client’s statement. asked the question with a tone of complete confusion and disbelief to the point of sounding sarcastic. It wasn’t politically correct or well thought out, but most gut-reaction comments aren’t. The client’s …
Continue readingSeveral years ago I was in New York City for a business conference. There were four of us from Boise sharing a hotel room on the 9th floor of a hotel. A hotel that had more floors than Idaho’s two tallest buildings combined. Crammed in a taxi returning from dinner …
Continue readingI opened my eyes and lay still trying to figure it out. What is it? What’s wrong? Something isn’t right, but what? My mind is racing at top speed, analyzing, calculating, and not coming up with the answer. I slowly raise my head, turning slightly and then I see it. …
Continue readingWhen I was in elementary school we were taught STOP DROP and ROLL. This is the correct technique to use if you or your clothes catch on fire. The natural tendency is to panic and run around trying to escape the flames making things worse. It fans the flames causing …
Continue readingAs a backcountry pilot I often take people on scenic flights through the Sawtooth Mountains. One of the favorite routes provides a photo opportunity where I fly directly towards a high rocky crag. The view out the front looks like you are going to run directly into the rock cliff. …
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