The Long Way Home 7.11.25

Back in the day, “Uncle” Kay was famous in my circles for a particularly salient quote he regularly uttered to end phone calls with me. This quote, 'Nothing stays the same except rocks,' was his way of acknowledging the inevitability of change —a philosophy that he applied to every shift in company policy and market fluctuations. We aren’t blood relatives. Kay was one of my direct reports, opening and managing a successful office in Sioux Falls for many years as we built a world-class (in our opinion) logistics company. The honorific "Uncle" was a sign of my respect for him, both because he was my senior in age and he was a management genius. He was never afraid to challenge me, and often did, asking hard questions until he understood the decision and accepted it with a sigh, saying, “Nothing stays the same except rocks.” Those questions made me a better manager. In our lives, significant changes are a constant. The Bohunk and I are experiencing some changes right no...