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Don’t Get Mad, Get Busy
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Don’t Get Mad, Get Busy

By Tim McCarthy

December 2, 2024

There is no question that we, the people, have spoken. All three branches of government have been won by populist conservatives. The executive, legislative and judicial branch will be led...
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Funny Thing |  Agency Chairman
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Funny Thing |  Agency Chairman

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2024

Truly Funny: Agency Chairman Another one from my young advertising career…I took great pride in being a “rising star” in our agency. One day when I must have been a...
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A Little Max (Parfait)
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A Little Max (Parfait)

By Duke Ellington

October 31, 2024

Song of the Month:  “A Little Max (Parfait)” by Duke Ellington Editor’s note: I’m not a dedicated jazz fan but have enjoyed what I would term, jazz light, all my...
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Ego
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Ego

By Farnam Street

October 31, 2024

“The healthy part of ego helps when we lose; the humble side helps when we’re winning” ---Farnam Street
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Golden Rule 1.a, 1.b, and 1.c
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Golden Rule 1.a, 1.b, and 1.c

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2024

The best version of the golden rule is: “Treat others as you wish to be treated”. Ideally, that would be the only rule we need. But for real life, which...
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Funny Thing |  Beach Boy Fans
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Funny Thing |  Beach Boy Fans

By Tim McCarthy

September 30, 2024

Truly Funny: Beach Boy Fans I was an aspiring young ad agency executive, and our shop hired legendary ad man Bill Hesse to help us make new business presentation to...
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The Nickel Boys
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The Nickel Boys

By Colson Whitehead Editor

September 30, 2024

Book of The Month: "The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead Editor’s note: This is the third Whitehead book I’ve featured. After enjoying his fictional character portrayals of 1970’s Harlem, I...
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Rating Your Playfulness
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Rating Your Playfulness

By Tim McCarthy

September 3, 2024

A spiritual writer I admire, Regina Brett, wrote “play like you mean it” in her recent blog and it got me thinking about rating my own skills for playfulness.  Score...
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Libraries are Raucous
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Libraries are Raucous

By Paula Poundstone

September 3, 2024

It’s funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech,...
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A World Undone
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A World Undone

By G.J. Meyer

September 3, 2024

Book of The Month: "A World Undone" by G.J. Meyer Editor’s Note: My dear friend, Brian Bowers, enjoys many occupations.  One is working with the World War I museum in...
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Truly Funny  |  Father Norm Smith
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Truly Funny  |  Father Norm Smith

By Tim McCarthy

September 3, 2024

Truly Funny: Father Norm Smith New title for “Joke of the Month” since I’m going to keep doing true stories until I run out of them.  Fitting our “playfulness” theme,...
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The Doctor Is In
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The Doctor Is In

By Tim McCarthy

August 6, 2024

Alice and the kids have long teased me as the Dr. with no MD. Children of medical doctors often believe we are experts just by having watched our dads ply...
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Violin
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Violin

By Amos Lee

August 6, 2024

Song of the Month:  “Violin” by Amos Lee Editor’s Note:   This singer songwriter has been featured several times in this blog. Lee appeared recently at Cleveland’s House of Blues...
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Warren and Bill
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Warren and Bill

By Anthony Mc

August 6, 2024

Book of The Month: "Warren and Bill" by Anthony McCarten Editor’s Note:   McCarten is a playwright, known for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, among other movies. This seems to make his writing...
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Funny of the Month  |  Evvie and Jesus
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Funny of the Month  |  Evvie and Jesus

By Tim McCarthy

August 6, 2024

Joke of the Month: Evvie and Jesus Continuing the theme of family stories, my brother, Bill’s, wife, Evvie, and I went to pick up a Christmas tree for our family...
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Fear and Love
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Fear and Love

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2024

Paulo Freire said, “The opposite of love is not, as we many times or almost always think, hatred, but the fear to love, and fear to love is the fear of...
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Fear is Self-Imposed
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Fear is Self-Imposed

By Jocelyn McCauley

July 1, 2024

Fear is self-imposed, meaning it doesn’t exist, you create it, and you can destroy it. I love fear because behind every fear is a person you want to be. ---Jocelyn...
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Whipping Post
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Whipping Post

By Allman Brothers Band

July 1, 2024

Song of the Month:  “Whipping Post” by Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Editor’s Comment:    Rest In Peace, Dickie Betts.  Betts’ most famous writing was “Ramblin Man” and while popular,...
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Demon Copperhead
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Demon Copperhead

By Barbara Kingsolver Editor

July 1, 2024

Book of The Month: "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver Editor’s Note:   (Thanks for the tip, Joe.)  Imagine someone believing they could update Charles Dicken’s famous “David Copperfield” and get...
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Funny of the Month  |  Bill in the Office
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Funny of the Month  |  Bill in the Office

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2024

Joke of the Month: Bill in the Office My brother, Bill, was the President of a local bank and nurtured the image at work…well-dressed, formal speech, everything in its place. ...
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Taking My Chances
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Taking My Chances

By Tim McCarthy

June 4, 2024

Last month, I wrote about working at the polls to investigate the reality of election fraud.  To those who suggested I’m naïve, I wrote: “I trust elections for the same...
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