What Went Wrong?
It’s day three of You Blew It Week. Start the party here. Sometimes I feel like a professional screw up. It’s true. As a guy who generally has his stuff together and is typically organized,...
Monthly Archive: June 2010
I Know You’re Sorry, Now Apologize
Psst: Hey you. This is the 2nd part of a five part series. Start here. My Grandaddy Franks was the King of Snark before snark was cool. He’d tell his employees, “You can show up...
You Blew It
You did, didn’t you? You screwed up royally. You forgot to return that phone call. That leader’s surgery fell off your calendar. A guest’s questions were never answered after repeated attempts and multiple handoffs. You’re...
First Impressions, North Raleigh Style
There’s a dirty little rumor going around that the Summit is launching a North Raleigh Campus later this fall. That’s right, we’re heading down 540 to the capital city…the City of Oaks…the City That Hoards...
Topical Tuesday: Church Discipline
We continue a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this post. Today’s question...
“I’ll Bet You’re a Gentleman!”
A few weeks ago I was walking into a gas station because I heard the pitiful screams of a candy bar asking to be rescued and then eaten. Just a few steps ahead of me...
Topical Tuesday: An Open Letter to Husbands
We continue a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this post. Today’s question...
The Big Freeze
It’s summer time, which means that very soon I will die of hypothermia in my own home. You see, my wife subscribes to the Arctic Fox School of Comfort: the colder the better, and if...
2010 Summer Reading List: Mine
I’m a bit of an overachiever when it comes to reading. Oh sure, I believe that it’s entirely possible that I can read the entire thirteen volume series of A Series of Unfortunate Events over...
2010 Summer Reading List: Yours
It’s time once again for the Official Annual Danny Franks Recommended Book Reading List for Summer, or O.A.D.F.R.B.R.L.(f)S., for short. If you fancy yourself a good beach read and are looking for something slightly more...
