What’s Next

For anyone asking what comes after the title, the paycheck, or the plan.

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Slip Slidin' Away
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Slip Slidin' Away

By Paul Simon

February 9, 2026

Editor’s note:  This is song matches my mood lately as I ponder my parents’ greatest gift to me – my siblings.  Six of their ten children remain and we are...
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Are You Trying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools?
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Are You Trying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools?

By Tim McCarthy

February 9, 2026

I was terrified of it two years ago. I’d read the announcements that AI was the beginning (or end) of civilization as we know it.  And it will change our society,...
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Are We Growing Gracefully?
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Are We Growing Gracefully?

By Tim McCarthy

January 6, 2026

Author’s Note:  Our marketing team, while seeking content for our new website, learned that this newsletter began publishing monthly in 1988.  They dared me to repost something from long ago....
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Downhearted; How Blue Can You Get
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Downhearted; How Blue Can You Get

By B.B. King

January 6, 2026

Song of the Month:  “Downhearted; How Blue Can You Get”  by BB King Editor’s Note: This recording, live from Cook County jail, is my favorite version of this old blues...
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Discover How to Do it Right
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Discover How to Do it Right

By Shane Parrish

January 6, 2026

“You have to do the work wrong many times before you discover how to do it right.” ---Shane Parrish
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What If It All Goes Right?
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What If It All Goes Right?

By Scarlet Keys

January 6, 2026

Book of The Month: “What If It All Goes Right?” by Scarlet Keys Editor’s note:  This is a fabulous, easy-to-read, morale-boosting book for anyone who needs a lift.  Keys’ simple...
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Are You A Bozo?
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Are You A Bozo?

By Tim McCarthy

December 2, 2025

I am. It was decided in the ‘70s when I noticed the title of a Firesign Theatre album:  “I Think We’re All Bozos On This Bus”.   It struck me,...
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I Can’t Be Everything to Everyone
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I Can’t Be Everything to Everyone

By Harley Finkelstein

December 2, 2025

Quote of the Month: Harley Finkelstein  on being you: “I can’t be everything to everyone. I kind of made peace with it years ago—that at this particular phase of my...
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1929
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1929

By Andrew Ross Sorkin

December 2, 2025

Book of The Month: “1929” by Andrew Ross Sorkin, who also wrote "Too Big to Fail" Editor’s Note:  Because my parents went through the Great Depression, I thought I knew...
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What Traditions Matter to You?
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What Traditions Matter to You?

By Tim McCarthy

October 29, 2025

Make a list—it should be fun.  Traditions big or small, carried on or long passed, old/new/borrowed/blue.  Traditions beget memories and memories bring feelings of structure. How many of the things...
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You Can Change Outcomes for Yourself
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You Can Change Outcomes for Yourself

By Catherine Burns

October 29, 2025

"If you look at the facts of something and write down your thoughts, you find that those thoughts lead to certain feelings, and those feelings lead to action. If you...
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5 Types of Wealth
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5 Types of Wealth

By Sahil Bloom

October 29, 2025

Book of The Month: “5 Types of Wealth” by Sahil Bloom Editor’s notes: I’ve enjoyed many books regarding the value of time and wealth but none describe as thoughtfully and...
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Architects of Our Own Growth
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Architects of Our Own Growth

By Raffaello Palandri

September 29, 2025

"With discipline, we become the architects of our own growth, forging a path where inner development is not a consequence of circumstance but a deliberate journey toward wisdom and fulfillment." ...
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Breakup With Everything
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Breakup With Everything

By Michael Franti & Spearhead

August 29, 2025

Editor’s Note: Here’s a lovely song sent me by my son, Kevin.  One old acoustic guitar and one voice with feeling. Favorite lyric: “If it’s love that you lost, Or...
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Know Why You’re Living
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Know Why You’re Living

By David Brooks

August 5, 2025

“Over the past 30 years, people have tried to fill the hole in their soul by seeking to derive a sense of righteousness through their political identities. And when you...
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Alone
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Alone

By Trampled by Turtles

August 1, 2025

Editor’s Note: The opening lyrics are precisely what my father said many, many, many times to my siblings and me.  It’s haunting to hear his admonition again and the song...
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How the Light Gets In
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How the Light Gets In

By Leonard Cohen

July 1, 2025

“ The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what has passed away Or what is yet to be Ah,...
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Where Were You Born?
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Where Were You Born?

By Tim McCarthy

June 3, 2025

My friend said, "I was born on third base." For those who don't follow baseball, that means he started life just one step away from scoring - with significant advantages...
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Long As I Can See The Light
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Long As I Can See The Light

By John Fogerty

April 28, 2025

Editor’s Note: A recent article about “alternatives to “doomscrolling” suggested reading posts to songs on youtube.com as an option to getting trapped in the chaos of other media. Sounded weird...
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Learned to Do
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Learned to Do

By Deepak Malhotra

February 3, 2025

“You, Zed, are asking them to be. But they have only learned to do ." ---Deepak Malhotra, from “I Moved Your Cheese”
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Write or Speak Your History
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Write or Speak Your History

By Tim McCarthy

December 30, 2024

My dear friend, Mardy Grothe, often inspires me with his weekly blog, which you can subscribe to at www.drmardy.com. Mardy has spent much of his life collecting and publishing books...
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