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While My Guitar Gently Weeps

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

By George Harrison

July 27, 2018

Editor’s Comment:   The Beatles covered such a broad array of styles that my “fandom” is highly selective.  This, along with a half dozen others, is epic in my view;...
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Carll Tucker

Carll Tucker

By Carll Tucker

July 27, 2018

"Moral reflection isn’t easily accelerated by mechanization, like hamburger cooking. The Internet is a whiz at processing, but it doesn’t make truth, justice, kindness, decency, love or courage easier to...
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July Cartoon

July Cartoon

June 28, 2018

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What Was It Like

What Was It Like

By Joan As Police Woman

June 28, 2018

Editor’s comment:  I was driving my 34 year old daughter to the airport to go home to Chicago.  She downloaded this song to my I-Tunes and said, “this makes me...
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China's Great Wall of Debt

China's Great Wall of Debt

By Dinny McMahon

June 28, 2018

Editor’s comment:  In a June 25 th article titled “China eases credit as US Tariffs Loom”, it was reported that China’s central government will release $77 billion to 17 large...
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Factfulness

Factfulness

By Hans Rosling

May 27, 2018

Editor’s comment:   See this month's blog post.       Favorite excerpt: “Like tomatoes, human beings need water to survive.  But if you drink six liters at once, you will die. ...
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Birthplace

Birthplace

By Flock of Dimes

April 30, 2018

Editor’s comment:   This month’s favorite is courtesy (again) of my daughter, Caitlin.  It gives me (and her) chills. Favorite lyric:  " You are a suitcase I never unpacked; I am...
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Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week

Dr. Mardy’s Quotes of the Week

April 30, 2018

Editor’s comment:   Dr. Mardy Grothe is a guy I’ve followed since seeing him as a Vistage speaker 20+ years ago. His Saturday night posts (last week is featured below)...
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More Expressions

More Expressions

March 27, 2018

Last month I shared expressions that have guided me over time, then invited you all to share with me.  Some interesting responses follow. The “Bad”: “If it ain’t broke, don’t...
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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

By Maya Angelou

March 27, 2018

"I do not represent blacks or tall women, or women or Samoans or Californians or Americans. Or rather I hope I do, because I am all those things. But that...
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Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS

Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS

By Joby Warrick

March 27, 2018

Editor’s comment:   When this book was among Gates’ recommendations, I jumped at it.  I’ve never put together anything coherent about the jihadist movement until some things connected through this...
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Expressions That Have Helped Me Grow

Expressions That Have Helped Me Grow

February 25, 2018

I’m a curious guy so I try to listen carefully for thoughts from others that might guide my actions.  I’ve always preferred learning from someone else’s pain rather than my...
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Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

By Eleanor Roosevelt

February 25, 2018

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt
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February Cartoon

February Cartoon

January 31, 2018

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Invictus

Invictus

By William Ernest Henley

January 31, 2018

Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul.   In the fell clutch...
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Arnold H. Glasow

Arnold H. Glasow

By Arnold H. Glasow

January 1, 2018

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit." -Arnold H. Glasow
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Egypt Road

Egypt Road

By Migos

December 29, 2017

John Zingg and I played music together in college and were close friends during tumultuous times.  Since retiring a year ago, John works on his music with daily discipline.  His...
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Rush to Judgement

Rush to Judgement

November 30, 2017

Let’s face it, we all rush to judgment at times. On the little, every day and momentary things – it is incessant. That perfume makes me gag.  That person’s too...
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December Cartoon

December Cartoon

November 30, 2017

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A Christmas Song | Dave Matthews Band

A Christmas Song | Dave Matthews Band

By Dave Matthews Band

November 30, 2017

Editor’s note:  In the spirit of Christmas, I’ll share this updated version of “Love, Love, Love”. Lyric:  Father up above, why in all this anger do you fill me up...
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What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur

What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur

September 29, 2017

The topic of “what it takes to be an entrepreneur” gets only a little less ink than “what it takes to be a leader”. Perhaps this is because so many...
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