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Adventures of a Bystander
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Adventures of a Bystander

By Peter Drucker

December 31, 2020

Editor’s Note:  This was the first book I read by Drucker.  It is billed as a memoir but feels more like a collection of essays on people he met from...
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Inclusion
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Inclusion

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2020

I worked for fourteen hours at the polls on November 3 rd . It was an unforgettable experience. Our home is just off a state park in a little resort...
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Squeeze Me
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Squeeze Me

By Carl Hiaasen

November 29, 2020

Buy Book Editor’s Note:   Warning: If you’ve not read his books, be forewarned that Hiaasen is a bit twisted.  But if you’re neither politically ardent nor easily offended, this...
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Habit of Learning
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Habit of Learning

By Warren Buffett

November 29, 2020

I always keep learning and reading. Books especially! Just think when one reads one can ‘have lunch’ with anybody. There is infinite and ever-growing information available to us and you...
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Nine Nonobvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations
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Nine Nonobvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2020

Original Article Editor’s note: Brooks is a favorite of mine, conservative but open and reasonable. His books and articles have been featured here before. I’m currently reading “Second Mountain” and...
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Midnight Reassurances
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Midnight Reassurances

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2020

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Quit Talking
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Quit Talking

By Walt Disney

October 31, 2020

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney
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On Generosity by Walter Brueggemann
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On Generosity by Walter Brueggemann

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2020

Editor’s note: My dear friend and exemplar, Rich Clark, sent me this after reading last month’s blog about zero-sum people. On Generosity On our own, we conclude: there is not...
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November Laugh
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November Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2020

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The Wisdom of Finance
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The Wisdom of Finance

October 31, 2020

Book of the Month by Mihir Desai Editor’s note:   Thanks to my son, Timmy, for this my favorite read of the year so far.  I imagine that loving it...
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Major Lazer
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Major Lazer

By Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford

October 31, 2020

Song of the month: “Lay your head on me”, by Major Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford   Editors note: M y daughter and I spent a Saturday evening recently by a...
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Zero Sum People

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2020

Except in sports, it doesn’t seem to me that for one side to win, the other must lose. That’s the concept of zero sum, and I’ve learned to avoid people...
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Strengths Based Leadership
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Strengths Based Leadership

By Tom Rath and Barry Conchie

September 29, 2020

Editor’s note:  I’ve followed this concept since it started and have taken the Clifton test a few times.  I got back into it over recent months because I am putting...
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Kathleen Williams
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Kathleen Williams

September 29, 2020

Editors Note: Perhaps the only moderate ad we will see this season so it earned my monthly interest award. Note it is Montana so this is not a partisan statement.
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Best Laid Plans
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Best Laid Plans

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2020

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Future in the Distance
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Future in the Distance

By Carrie Chapman Catt

September 29, 2020

To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves. -- Carrie Chapman Catt
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September Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

August 30, 2020

Joke of the Month:  Thanks to an article in Country Living I found this assortment of Dad jokes.  I still consider it a compliment that my kids called me “Clark...
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We’ll Make It Through
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We’ll Make It Through

By Ray LaMontagne

August 30, 2020

Editor’s comment:   Thanks to Mike Utesch for sending this new RL song onto me.  With all that’s going down in all our lives, I love the very thought of...
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The Overstory
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The Overstory

By Richard Powers

August 1, 2020

Editor’s note:  Two reasons to avoid this book, kindly referenced by my friend, Joe Gibson: a. you’re looking for recreational reading (I had to strain to stay on track) or...
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America’s Untouchables: The silent power of the caste system
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America’s Untouchables: The silent power of the caste system

By Tim McCarthy

July 28, 2020

Editor’s note: Among the best books I’ve ever read was Wilkerson’s “Warmth of Other Suns” a non-fiction account of the south to north and west migration of black Americans.  When...
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Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy
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Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2020

Editor's Note: Not sure I agree with this, but it's an interesting read. Original Article: The Ford Foundation and four others plan to substantially increase their spending, a splurge financed...
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