Ph. D - Poor, Hungry and Determined

Such a great story. How a Janitor at Frito-Lay Invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. So many great life lessons in such a short article.

Recently, a student asked him how he was teaching without a Ph.D.

"I do have a Ph.D.," he [Montanez] responded. "I've been poor, hungry and determined."

And I know the article is a couple of years old but it's new to me. Such a great Horatio Alger story!

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- General Mattis is the man!

- James Carvelle attended the Inauguration today in disguise

- Is it me or does this American eagle look like Donald Trump?

- If you aren't impressed and humbled by this little guy then there's no hope for you

- Part 2 of Tom Brady at the Seabass School of Football

- Speaking of Brady and the Patriots

- The Dalai Lama's 5 keys to happiness

A Chance Inspirational Meeting

A phenomenal blog post about a chance meeting in a Portland, Oregon coffee shop. 

Russell Kirsch is the man! "Nothing is withheld from us what we have conceived to do."

Try to be like Russell and do things that have never been done!

Inspiring

This was pretty inspirational.

Maybe the most amazing part of the story is the relatively short period of time involved in turning his life around. Truly inspirational.