Take a brief break from reading about teams and leadership to enjoy the view from my back porch in Comfort on Friday evening. Click on the image to expand it even more. Join me in Comfort for Global Educator's Academy November 9-11 and maybe we'll see another sunset just like this at the closing barbecue.

I'm an avid road-bike rider, but I don't deal with the heat as well as I did 20 years ago. This time of year, when the sun's rays are intense by 8:30 AM here in Texas, I ride at first light if I'm going to ride at all. If I'm open to them, the unexpected rewards on these early rides...