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Mi Casa es Su Casa
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Mi Casa es Su Casa

By Tim McCarthy

December 30, 2023

Successful lives and businesses are entirely built on interdependence.  In both, the key ingredients are time, self-awareness, and forgiveness; of myself and those on whom I must rely.  The alignment...
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The Book of Charlie
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The Book of Charlie

By David Von Drehle

November 30, 2023

Editor’s Note: As you know, I’m fascinated by the human need for, search for, meaning. Von Drehle does a brilliant job of using the story of one man to illustrate...
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More/Less Control
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More/Less Control

By Marcus Aurelius

November 30, 2023

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
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The Spartans
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The Spartans

By Peter Hollins

November 1, 2023

The Spartans can teach us about discipline by subtraction rather than addition, i.e., what we choose to not focus on.
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How to Do Things you Hate
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How to Do Things you Hate

By Peter Hollins

November 1, 2023

Editor’s note:  This is the book I wish I could have written.  The title is the answer I’ve long given to anyone who asks me “what’s the key to success...
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Ring the Bells
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Ring the Bells

By Johnnyswim and Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

November 1, 2023

Editor’s note: Two months in a row, I’m sharing the music of Johnnyswim and Drew Holcomb.  This is a far more upbeat, toe-tapper but with similar deep meaning to last...
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The Liberal Art of Business
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The Liberal Art of Business

By Tim McCarthy

November 1, 2023

The last thing I expected when I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science was that I would have a successful business career.  My pursuit of a...
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Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
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Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2023

Editor’s Note:   Warning: Do not read this book if you don’t have a strong stomach for explicit language and homosexuality, which I don’t by the way and yet the...
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October Laugh
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October Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2023

In honor of college football season, I recall the funniest actual quote from a football coach I’ve ever heard.  About 25 years ago at the Big Ten season opening news...
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Dearly Departed
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Dearly Departed

By Shakey Graves

August 31, 2023

Editor’s note:   A few years ago, I featured Shakey Graves playing “Roll Them Bones” because I enjoyed the song but was also fascinated by the idea of a one-man...
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September Book of the Month
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September Book of the Month

August 31, 2023

None…not one of the four books I read were worth noting!  Apparently, I must learn to be more selective.   
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Fear Thrives
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Fear Thrives

By Farnum Street

August 31, 2023

The gap between knowing what you want and going after it is where fear thrives. You don't need enough courage for the entire journey. You only need courage for the...
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The Lessons of Money Lending
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The Lessons of Money Lending

By Tim McCarthy

August 31, 2023

Shakespeare’s “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” and the Bible’s “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave of the lender” have been entirely ignored by...
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Many a Mile to Freedom
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Many a Mile to Freedom

By Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi (Traffic)

July 31, 2023

Editor’s Note: As with so many songs that I share, this came up on my old I-Tunes library the other day.  A bit of a jam, with a very pretty...
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The Shape of Water
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The Shape of Water

By Andrea Camilleri

July 31, 2023

  Editor’s note:  A recent book review cited Mr. Camilleri as one of the greatest mystery writers of our times.  I love mysteries, so having never heard of Camilleri I...
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August Laugh | Terry McCarthy
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August Laugh | Terry McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2023

Our mother called humor “medicine for the soul”.   My brother, Terry, easily the funniest McCarthy, is currently in hospice and I overheard this exchange while the nurses were working...
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Keep Calm and Carry On
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Keep Calm and Carry On

By Tim McCarthy

July 30, 2023

Since I began delivering newspapers at age 10, I’ve spent time every morning consuming the day’s news.   Then, a few years ago I started to notice that I was...
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In Pursuit of the Common Good
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In Pursuit of the Common Good

By A. E. Hotchner and Paul Newman

July 2, 2023

Editor’s Note:  A friend and I were talking about doing good and he said, “of course, you’ve read Paul Newman’s book about how he and his buddy, Hotch, got the...
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I Can Change
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I Can Change

By Lake Street Dive

July 2, 2023

Editor’s note:  Continuing on this month’s theme, here’s my current favorite singer in a soulful tune about change. Favorite lyric: “Tracing an old pattern Drawing the lines from where I...
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July Laugh by Maria Salmon
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July Laugh by Maria Salmon

By Tim McCarthy

July 2, 2023

A teenager brings her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. They’re appalled by his haircut, his tattoos, his piercings. Later, the girl’s mom says, “Dear, he doesn’t seem to...
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Trajectory to Change
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Trajectory to Change

By Farnum Street

July 2, 2023

Your life is designed to get the results you are getting right now. For the trajectory to change, your approach must change. - Farnum Street
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