Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Unintended consequences are consequences just the same
If you have been shocked by your electric bills lately, you’re not alone. Massachusett’s electric rates are among the highest in the nation at $.30-.40 per kilowatt hour.
Your View is Our Vision
A wise coach once said, “Even if you’re on the right track, if you’re not moving fast enough…you get hit from behind.”
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?
“If I lived my life over again, I'd make the same mistakes . . . only sooner.”
Early 20th century screen and stage actress Tallullah Bankhead
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."
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.