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Adventures
I’m sitting here at my computer in my spacious office and in the doorway, my wife Jean has hung up my white shirt and my Almost Andy seersucker jacket. We have some wonderful Almost Andy […]
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While Looking For Something Else
Most of what I do these days and most of what I find comes when I am trying accomplish and when I am looking for something else. Take this picture for instance. When I was […]
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Evaluating Losers
If you’ve ever had an evaluation, remember, it could have been worse. The following are reported to be actual quotes taken from Federal Government employees performance evaluations. “Since my last report, this employee has reached […]
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No Parachute
When asked what surprised him most about humanity, the Dalai Lama answered, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is […]
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A Real Southern Woman
I first met Sue in Atlanta when I worked with her husband, Richard, while I was doing some speeches for Alabama Power there. Sue had grown up in a small Georgia town where she went […]
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The Christmas Party
The year was 1948 but it could happen today. I had an office job for a railroad in Detroit and it was a very special event. The annual Christmas party. Our boss came out of […]
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Do We Remember?
On November 19th, 1863 at the dedication for the cemetery for those who had died at Gettysburg Edward Everett was the orator of the day and his speech lasted over two hours. Then Lincoln rose, […]
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Investing in Ourselves
If you asked me what the best investment I ever made, I would have to say it was the $12 I paid to take the Christopher Leadership Course back in 1957. It might have been […]
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Crossroad of a Million Private Lives
“Grand Central Station, crossroad of a million private lives.” When I was a kid growing up in Michigan there was a radio show I sometimes listened to and it began with that above statement. Each […]
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Getting Involved
Did you ever notice how some people seem to be involved in just about anything that needs doing? Whether it is at work or church or the schools their children attend, they just have a […]