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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Me and My Cubs Tickets

April 30, 2012

“When you find yourself in a hole, the best thing you can do is stop digging.” — Warren Buffet I …

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How Much Do I Love Thee?

April 26, 2012

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.“ — Albert Einstein (Einstein, again.  …

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The Airplane Needs a Pilot

April 24, 2012

I received some off-line feedback recently on a previous post. The feedback was prompted by my Fighting the Physics post …

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You

April 22, 2012

Reb Zusya, an early Hassidic rabbi, is known to have said: “In the world to come, I shall not be …

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Run!

April 19, 2012

Two men were walking through the woods when a large bear walked out into the clearing no more than 50 …

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My Other Two Dogs

April 16, 2012

There is a story about a Native American tribal leader describing his own inner struggles.  He said:  “There are two …

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Time Out: Check In

April 12, 2012

What’ve been your reactions to your visits here?

Fighting the Physics

April 9, 2012

“Grab a piece of paper.  Make your best paper airplane.”   And the management workshop immediately takes off!  “Okay, let ’em …

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Dead On Arousal

April 5, 2012

“Have we lost our passion for service?  When did people become complacent?  We’re misfiring on the fundamentals . . . …

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The Boys of Summer

April 3, 2012

A man had a son who was wild about baseball. One summer he took the boy to see every major …

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