Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
August 2013 – What’s In A Paint Job
Until the middle of the 19th Century, most Americans didn’t have much use for paint. Wood was plentiful, and paint was difficult to make and not very effective as a weather coat. You couldn’t run down to the local hardware store to buy a...
July 2013 – Parachute Packing
The important thing in a recovering economy is to keep your eye on the details, though. As your volume begins to increase, so can your errors and omissions. Your job is to build new business on a solid footing. The number one area in which...
June 2013 – To Fix Or Not To Fix
The easiest thing in the world is to settle for the easy way out, while the hardest thing is to realize that easy isn’t always easy. As a matter of fact, how often is “easy” actually the long way around? A recent conversation I had made me...
“I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.”
Larry King, American Television and Radio Host
May 2013 – You Left An Indelible Mark
Mike Cole 1947-2013 Even though we’re all faced with the two inescapable inevitable’s of life, death and taxes, there are certain people who leave an incredible effect behind them. On April 9th, Mike Cole of Cape Associates in Eastham,...
January 2013 – Why Do We Scare Ourselves Like This?
We’ve outdone ourselves in 2012 conjuring up dire threats that have created a climate of fear. In some perverse way, we must enjoy this, because we continue sounding alarms with increased panic. Fortunately, you just survived the end of...
December 2012 – Keep On Shining Through
What produces electrical power without making a sound, with no moving parts, and with no impact on our environment except positive benefit? Solar panels! With all the hot air being blown around about the pros and cons of wind turbines,...