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Pay Attention to What You Remember
More than 45 years ago(!), I spent a summer traveling America on a 1969 BMW R-50 touring motorcycle. R-50 stood for 500 cc, which is…
March 10, 2009
Dancing in the Rain
I saw this quote today and it deeply resonated: “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass… it’s about learning how to dance…
February 25, 2009
The Billionaire Street Sweeper
I recently finished Ted Turner’s autobiography, “Call Me Ted.” Among his other claims to fame, Turner is the founder of CNN and TBS, as well…
February 9, 2009
Context is Vital
During the recent Presidential campaign, there were vows to create 1 million new jobs, and post-election plans have been put forth to create 3 million…
January 16, 2009
“I don’t want your apology – I want you to be sorry.”
How many times have you heard someone say in a loud or aggrieved voice: “I SAID I was sorry, didn’t I?” Those words may say…
December 18, 2008
We have wings we know not yet of…
“A recession is when your neighbor is out of work, a depression is when you are out of work.” We are living in “interesting” economic…
December 2, 2008
A Day of Thanks, Moments of Perspective
“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.”…
November 26, 2008
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids
“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. “Now five of…
November 3, 2008
Living in Harmony with Nature
My father was a civil engineer with an eclectic outlook on life. He took great joy in designing efficient systems, doing more with less. My…
October 30, 2008
Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
This common rhetorical question is often used as a test for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty), or to show that the same situation…
October 28, 2008
Out of the Mouths of Babes
In this 21st Century, the century of the knowledge worker, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking is all the vogue. Yet it is more easily said than…
October 16, 2008