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Windsong by John Denver
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Windsong by John Denver

By John Denver

January 29, 2020

Editor’s Note:  Many Denver songs lean too syrupy for my taste and this one is a bit the same.  But the lyrics and his lovely voice – aided here on...
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The First Conspiracy
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The First Conspiracy

By Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch

January 29, 2020

Editor’s Note:  With an admitted uncertainty about detail and Meltzer’s unconfessed sprinkling of cheap fiction chapter endings, this is an outstanding non-fiction read.  It’s also pretty certainly true and supportable...
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Carol Holmes
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Carol Holmes

By Carol Holmes

December 31, 2019

“A happy life is made up of little things…a gift sent, a letter written, a call made, a recommendation given, transportation provided, a cake made, a book lent, a check...
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Rhode Island is Famous For You
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Rhode Island is Famous For You

By Blossom Dearie

December 31, 2019

by Jack Haley and Estelle Loring | Performed by Blossom Dearie Editor’s comment:  Thanks to Jim Sullivan for this song, performed by the late jazz pianist, Blossom Dearie.  This song...
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The Science Behind Why Inspirational Quotes Motivate Us
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The Science Behind Why Inspirational Quotes Motivate Us

December 30, 2019

We all have that favorite quote. But what makes some turns of phrase so resonant?   Original article:   BY   GWEN MORAN When things get tough, many people turn...
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The Billion Dollar Whale
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The Billion Dollar Whale

By Bradley Hope and Tom Wright

December 30, 2019

Editor’s comment:  Another “non-fiction that reads more like fiction”.  Jho Low, between graduating from Wharton in 2005 and exposes that began in 2015 appears to have pulled off Madoff-style fraud. ...
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Fundamentals
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Fundamentals

By Jim Sullivan

November 27, 2019

Editor’s note:  If you consider yourself a coach, work in any form of customer service and/or HR/Training, this book will cause you to think differently about some of your more...
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The End of the American International Order: What Comes Next?
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The End of the American International Order: What Comes Next?

By Tim McCarthy

November 27, 2019

Editor’s note:   This is a long and complicated read.  So much so that I cannot claim to understand it entirely, least do I understand the author’s certainty of Japan’s...
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Why I Write
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Why I Write

By Tim McCarthy

November 27, 2019

I write and publish my writing for the following reasons: To learn what I’m thinking. Once something’s on paper (computer) it’s more real to me. To learn how I change....
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Melody Beattie
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Melody Beattie

By Melody Beattie

November 27, 2019

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a...
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December song AND joke:  “Death By Polka”, The Chardon Polka Band & Lake Erie Video
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December song AND joke:  “Death By Polka”, The Chardon Polka Band & Lake Erie Video

By The Chardon Polka Band

November 27, 2019

Editor’s Note:  This month I’m combining these my favorite song and favorite joke because it works for both!  My dear almost-life-long friend, Chris Grau, and his brother, Jeff, created this...
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Time Management: Master Your Time, Master Your Life

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

There’s this huge lie we tell ourselves that “we don’t have enough time”. There is some truth to do that because eventually one day we won’t have any more time,...
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Yogi Berra
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Yogi Berra

By Yogi Berra

October 18, 2019

"If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else." - Yogi Berra
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I Won't Back Down
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I Won't Back Down

By Tom Petty

October 18, 2019

A line to think about: "Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down Gonna stand my ground and I won't back...
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Bill
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Bill

By Tin Hat Trio

October 18, 2019

Editor's Note: Tin Hat/Tin Hat Trio, in my opinion, writes some of the most beautiful and creative music while referencing many genres of music, including jazz, southern blues, bluegrass, neoclassical,...
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The Head and The Heart

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Our website’s March article of the month features a wonderful story about a social enterprise named First Book.   Their organization provides tens of millions of books a year to...
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Quote: Failure is…

October 18, 2019

"Failure is [more] not fatal but failure to change might be." Written by John Wooden
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The Temptation to Lie | Norman Brodsky

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Editor’s Note :  I love this simple old fashioned business lesson, reported here by Brodsky in a current situation.  Most of my mentoring time is with small business where the...
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Story: Disseminating Orphan Innovations

By Tim McCarthy

October 18, 2019

Disseminating Orphan Innovations written by Susan H. Evans & Peter Clarke Published: Stanford Social Innovations Review, Winter 2011 Editor's Note: I feel lazy using SSIR so often to pass on...
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Noah Harari
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Noah Harari

By Homo Deus

October 18, 2019

Editor’s note :  This mind blowing work, subtitled “A Brief History of Tomorrow”, gets a bit lost for me because of its ambition to forecast a few hundred years forward. ...
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Robert Frost
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Robert Frost

By Robert Frost

October 18, 2019

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. -Robert Frost
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