Suddenly, in the early 20th century, there were thousands of men with essentially nothing to do. The farm work, as well as other work, was being handled by machines.

It's too bad that it takes egregious behavior or some kind of crisis to get people to take notice and get clearer about things that were just below the surface.

It didn't matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.

My gut sense is there's something necessary going on and if I'm too fearful or angry, I feel like I'm feeding it.

Start from the bottom up.

My wife Jennifer's family is all from there. Jennifer grew up there, so we have personal ties forever - her mom, dad, her brother, her twin brother - so, there's certainly a personal connection there that will also be there. Also, even though I grew up in Omaha, I feel like I really grew up in Milwaukee.

In some ways, it's easier to settle for someone else's version of success than to risk falling short at one's own.