Path Full of Promise

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.   -Laurence Peter

I grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.  I say that with pride, but also knowing that the name Pawtucket barely resonates in Rhode Island, let alone in the rest of the world.  While it’s the unofficial home of the American Industrial Revolution (thank you Samuel Slater) and the home to the Boston Red Sox farm team, little else happens there to elevate the city’s standing in the world.

Upon graduating from Tolman High School, one of the two public schools in the city, I put myself through Rhode Island College (RIC). While the northeast is renowned for its stellar Continue Reading…