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Big Buts

May 30, 2013

The people follow the example of those above them. – Chinese Proverb We do, don’t we? I mean, sure; there …

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Gremlins of Culture

April 15, 2013

To be a challenger once, it is enough to challenge the orthodoxies of the incumbents; to be a challenger twice, …

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Making It Work

April 11, 2013

When a prospective bride revealed that she would be using her fiancé’s surname after marriage, an acquaintance expressed mild surprise. …

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Survival Is Not Mandatory

April 4, 2013

It is not necessary to change.  Survival is not mandatory. – W. Edwards Demings It is not the stongest of …

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Made To Stretch

March 18, 2013

The rubber band was made to stretch. When not stretched, it is relaxed; there is no tension, it just is …

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Secret Agent Man

March 7, 2013

There’s a man who leads a life of danger To everyone he meets he stays a stranger With every move …

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A Time To Tell Those Stories

February 14, 2013

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 31, 2013 NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, 2013 …

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Catching Capability

February 4, 2013

Wow!  Is that not cool or what!  Next year’s Puppy Bowl MVP! That talented beagle is going to help us …

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Stricken

January 31, 2013

When experience with uncontrollable events leads to the expectation that future events will elude control, disruptions in motivation, emotion, and …

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Reflecting

January 28, 2013

Rich, a reader, writes — I remember as a child, walking with my parents, how the world seemed to be …

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