Losing our mom is tough – especially when they have been as giving and sacrificial as my mom. There was nobody who didn’t like Mom. I don’t think it was possible. Following my Dad’s passing 12 years ago, Mom moved from Houston to Colorado Springs so that she would be near us. How very fortunate…
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Can You Dance on A Desk? Honestly, I’d be afraid I would fall off. But that didn’t seem to stop actor Dick Van Dyke. You may remember him from his 1960’s sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show (if you are as old as I am), or from such movies as Mary Poppins or Chitty…
DetailsNow I have seen people who have some very strange relatives who just might agree that the cat is the most important member of their family. Actually, my mom could be one of them. But what lengths would people go to for their cat? Troy, a Silicon Valley resident, recently moved when his daughter went…
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Well, of course information is important. Without it we wouldn’t know how to do things, how to get somewhere, and so on. So, maybe the real question to ask would be, how important is information? You see, there are limitations to the benefits of information. As my friend Pete writes in his book At the…
DetailsAs you think about that question, several people may run through your mind. Some, as you think about them, may be scratched off of your list, while others are rock solid. Unfortunately, individuals sit in my office almost daily, telling me of someone whom they deeply trusted only to be betrayed at some point. Last…
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Oh how words have changed. In years gone by, many people would purchase “used” cars, but not anymore. Now we buy “previously owned” vehicles. Buildings were remodeled but now they are re-purposed. And the one I heard recently was spoken by the famous Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who is more frequently simply known as “Dr. Ruth.”…
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