Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Buckle Up or Buckle Down?
The English language is a perpetual puzzle. Why do we “buckle up” for safety, but “buckle down” to get to work?
Sludge
One of the joys of being human is the power of communication. The richness of tone, the rhyme of lyrics, the beauty of inflection and modulation, and the sheer emotion expressed in a whispered, spoken, sung, or even shouted word—is magic.
A Sailor’s Life
“Men who ache all over for tightness and compactness in their lives often find relief for their pain in the cabin of a 30-foot sailboat at anchor in a sheltered cove."
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.”
John F. Kennedy
Contracts
In our role as a supplier, we get a view into several thousand of our customers’ businesses. We have the privilege of seeing what works—and the lessons of what doesn’t.
Make Summertime The Right Time
We work in a cyclical business that experiences ups and downs due to the seasons and weather. But there's a puzzling difference between the Cape and Islands and much of the rest of New England.
Who’s In Your Future
A great mechanic or a skilled carpenter is a gift to us all. Two things, besides innate talent, make either as good as they are: experience and patience. I wonder which came first? The patience to learn, or the experience to demonstrate...