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Trust is Worth More
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Trust is Worth More

By Seth Godin

December 27, 2021

Trust is worth more than attention, and the purpose of the work is to create meaningful change, not to be on a list. -Seth Godin
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Scrooged
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Scrooged

By Tim McCarthy

December 27, 2021

Editor’s note:  Alice and I are spending our free nights this holiday re-watching the funniest holiday-themed movies we’ve enjoyed over time.  This scene of the Ghost of Christmas Present working...
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Truth Worth Telling
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Truth Worth Telling

By Scott Pelley

December 27, 2021

Editor’s note:   This is a book to pick and choose from.  Some stories I let go of quickly for various reasons and some stories I read twice.  As with...
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December Laugh
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December Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2021

Editor's Note:  Thanks to upjoke.com, I shared this with Alice as another reason I won’t ever retire.  After my retirement at the company I worked at for 50 years, I...
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Life is Like a Game of Cards
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Life is Like a Game of Cards

By Jawaharlal Nehru

November 30, 2021

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism. The way you play it is free will. — Jawaharlal Nehru
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Better Angels of our Nature
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Better Angels of our Nature

By Steven Pinker

November 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  I purposely chose this book as a companion to this month’s “News Cyclone” article.  Pinker’s well-supported theory that violence has continually declined over the centuries is a pretty...
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Faith
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Faith

By Lake Street Dive

November 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  Occasionally I like a cover way more than I liked the original recording.  This one, George Michael’s Faith covered by my new favorite band, Lake Street Dive is...
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The News Cyclone
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The News Cyclone

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2021

The question: Does media reflect or form culture – was a hot topic at the time I was a young marketing professional. It’s a classic “chicken or the egg” philosophic...
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Old Wishes
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Old Wishes

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2021

A few months ago, my friend, Chris, shared this quote: “Ask yourself, Tim, what do you have now that you once wished for”? The thought was particularly interesting since he’s...
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Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering
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Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering

By Scott Small

October 29, 2021

Editor’s note:  It’s funny that I was told this book is “easy to read” because for me, it was not.  Small is a scientist and therefore while more reachable than...
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Baby Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts
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Baby Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts

By Lake Street Dive

September 30, 2021

Editor’s note:  Alice and I were enjoying a walk on the Deschutes River near Bend, Oregon, when a band named “Lake Street Dive” was doing a sound check for their...
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You Handle
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You Handle

By Anthony Gittens

September 30, 2021

You show wisdom by trusting people; You handle leadership by serving; You handle offenders by forgiving; You handle money by sharing; You handle enemies by loving -Anthony Gittens
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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Leonardo Da Vinci

By Walter Isaacson

September 30, 2021

Editor’s comment:  Isaacson rides again, making a well-chronicled figure interesting in a different way, as he did with Einstein and Jobs.  His research is outstanding and it helps a non-artist...
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The Opposite of Congress
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The Opposite of Congress

By Trent Hinger21

September 30, 2021

If con is the opposite of pro, then is Congress the opposite of progress?  -Trent Hinger21
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

By Tim McCarthy

August 30, 2021

Editor’s Note: David Niven and Steve Martin play con men in this movie, taking money from rich women by pretending Niven will marry them.   I still crack up every...
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She’s Leaving Home
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She’s Leaving Home

By John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Manuel Barrueco, David Tanenbaum

August 30, 2021

Editor’s Note:   The great legacy of the Beatles is in two pillars: 1. They explored a variety of musical approaches much wider than anyone before or since and 2....
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The Untethered Soul
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The Untethered Soul

By Michael Singer

August 30, 2021

Editor’s comment:  Due to sharing my life changing books last month and asking for yours, I have a stack of 15 books I had not read before you recommended them....
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Life Changing Books
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Life Changing Books

July 31, 2021

A young friend who is working on a pivot in his life asked me what books he should read during such introspection. It didn’t take long for me to share...
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Everybody’s Had the Blues
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Everybody’s Had the Blues

By Merle Haggard

July 31, 2021

Editor’s note:  I ran into this obscure cover of an old Haggard song performed on 1993 Blues Summit CD by BB King and Joe Louis Walker and I could only...
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Philanthropy, from Aristotle to Zuckerberg
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Philanthropy, from Aristotle to Zuckerberg

By Paul Vellely

July 31, 2021

Editor’s note: I ordered the book after reading a review and was stunned by its size on arrival.   Still I bravely dove in and found it surprisingly easy to...
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August Laugh
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August Laugh

By Tim McCarthy

July 31, 2021

Today, an old lady at the bank asked me to help check her balance... so I gave her a push.  via GIPHY
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