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Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re...
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The Best Thank You Note
We are fortunate to be able to make donations to several different charitable organizations. Once a year Eric and I sit down and make a giving plan about which organizations we will support and how...
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Kobayashi Maru: Beating the Can’t Win Scenario
I don’t believe in “can’t win” situations. As a life-long Star Trek fan I often couch my philosophies in terms of lessons I have learned from Star Trek. One of those lessons is the Kobayashi Maru. It...
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All You Need is Love
As I was thinking about what should be the topic of my next blog post, I saw this bumper sticker and it truly resonated with me. First of all, I think it’s terrific design; it tells a story in a very...
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Tribute to an Exceptional Leader
I volunteer on a leadership development committee for the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City. As part of our committee responsibilities the secretary, Sarah Beren, who happens to be an English...
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Universal Translators
In the Star Trek episode called Darmok Captain Picard is stranded on a planet with an alien called Captain Dathon. In spite of the fact that they both had Universal Translators they had considerable...
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What’s in a Name?
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet said “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Perhaps, but I suspect if a rose were called a skunk flower, some of...
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The World Cup is among the world's largest sporting events. More than 600 million people watched the final game in 2010. Schools all over the world cancel their traditional classes so that their...
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Fùtbol and Sponsorships
Fùtbol is what the rest of world calls soccer and it appears as if its popularity is starting to climb in the USA. Fueled by a combination of Brazilian-style celebrations, the success of the USA Men's...
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Building a Better Tomorrow
Eric and I walk our dog around our neighborhood on a regular basis. Last summer we noticed that someone had built a Little Free Library on our route. Every time we walked by the little house it made me...
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