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What's Goin On?
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What's Goin On?

By Marvin Gaye

May 4, 2026

Editor’s Note:  I heard this theme from my youth in a shop or elevator recently and three thoughts struck me.  1. I don’t feel any differently about violence than I...
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Truly Funny | Cat Tales
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Truly Funny | Cat Tales

By Tim McCarthy

May 4, 2026

My Uncle John was a prominent physician in Lakewood, Ohio, practicing from the 1930s through the 1970s. His wife Ruth was a sociable woman who loved entertaining. One afternoon, she...
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Capitalism for All
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Capitalism for All

By John Hoyt Bryant

May 4, 2026

Editor’s Note:  Like my quote of the month, this book leans a bit too left for me and yet, for the same reason it resonates.  Our society is currently strained...
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In an Age of Hyperconnectivity
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In an Age of Hyperconnectivity

By Gordon LaForge

May 4, 2026

Editor’s note: A little liberal for my moderate tastes but our society will do better once we realize that the old “world order” is not coming back. “In an age...
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The Politics of the Rare
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The Politics of the Rare

By Tim McCarthy

May 4, 2026

This morning I sat in a training room preparing for my tenth year as a precinct election official — my fifteenth election day, give or take. Somewhere between the review...
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Is There a Message in Your Struggle?
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Is There a Message in Your Struggle?

By Tim McCarthy

April 7, 2026

Every Sunday morning I settle in with a cup of coffee and read  Dr. Mardy Groethe  — a writer who has a gift for finding the quote that names what...
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Where There is No Struggle
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Where There is No Struggle

By Dr Mardy Groethe

April 6, 2026

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. But when the struggle becomes overwhelming, strength also means knowing when to get help.”
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The Things I Wish I'd Done
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The Things I Wish I'd Done

By Keywest

April 6, 2026

Editor’s note:   This song, sent to me by my new son-in-law, Michael, will become an all-time favorite for me. The band itself is a great story, two childhood friends...
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Truly Funny |  Daily Shower
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Truly Funny |  Daily Shower

By Tim McCarthy

April 6, 2026

 Proof of my age: I wear a fitness ring and I’ve noticed lately that my morning shower registers as a “core exercise” 
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Glad You Came
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Glad You Came

By Dalton Day

March 5, 2026

Editor’s note:   At our daughter’s wedding, Kevin, our Musician, and his girlfriend Jessica sang “Glad You Came,” and it stopped us in our tracks. Its humble, wholehearted promise of loving...
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 To Be Present
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 To Be Present

By Jennifer Schramm

March 5, 2026

After failed attempts to control them [horses] led to frustration and anxiety, Jennifer realized the horses were mirroring her feelings. She did not need to change the horse’s behavior. She...
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The Cost of Discipleship
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The Cost of Discipleship

By Dietrich Bonhoeffer

March 2, 2026

The Christian theology of this book is important to me but for those of any faith, its deeper message is: “Faith and action are inseparable, especially when faced with injustice”....
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Truly Funny |  Sports Talk
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Truly Funny |  Sports Talk

By Tim McCarthy

March 2, 2026

 Heard on a sports talk show recently when the host was asked why he doesn’t talk about soccer more often. “Look, if I wanted to watch a bunch of guys...
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Who Is Teaching Whom?
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Who Is Teaching Whom?

By Tim McCarthy

March 2, 2026

Among many Crosby, Stills and Nash favorites is "Teach Your Children." The first verse tells us, the parents, that we "must have a code that we can live by." The...
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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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Truly Funny |  Checklist: Keys, Wallet, Kids?
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Truly Funny |  Checklist: Keys, Wallet, Kids?

By Tim McCarthy

February 9, 2026

This story is probably hard to imagine for younger people but our family would go to church Sunday mornings by packing 6 kids in the back seat and the smallest...
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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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Strangers In Time
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Strangers In Time

By David Baldacci

February 9, 2026

Editor’s note: I’ve probably read half or more of Baldacci’s books.  He’s a terrific storyteller who is able to cover a great range of story types from crime thrillers to...
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If You’re in a Situation of Conflict
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If You’re in a Situation of Conflict

By Michelle McMahon

February 9, 2026

"If you’re in a situation of conflict … you can’t hold yourself responsible for their feelings. Regardless of how they handle the situation, you need to speak your truth. You...
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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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Truly Funny |  Mentors & Bosses
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Truly Funny |  Mentors & Bosses

By Tim McCarthy

January 6, 2026

Truly Funny: Mentors & Bosses My favorite mentors and bosses used their sense of humor while admonishing me.  I can still laugh and even hear their voices remembering their loud...
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