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Why Did Rome Fall?

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So my 6th grader and I were taking a bath together a few nights ago and he asked me to help him on a project. “Dad, if you had to boil down to two reasons…;

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Seeing Today from Tomorrow

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I got an email the other day from a friend. I thought I would share it with you. Let me give you the context of why I thought it worthwhile. As I have been fighting…;

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La Femme Nikita

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Whatever happened to La Femme Nikita? I mean what really happened? I know the show was cancelled, of course.  From one season to the next, it simply went off the air.  But what really happened?…;

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Fragment – Defeat

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General Douglas McArthur said that every military defeat can be explained by two words: “Too late.”   Original writing date: May 8, 2008

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Learning How To Ski (Part Deux)

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I remember writing an article sometime ago. I wrote it, as I recall, for the American Cash Flow Journal. The article was entitled something like, “If You are Going to Learn How to Ski, You…;

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Life Goes On

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My goodness, the generational gap between my childhood and theirs! When my parents sent me to bed, they were pretty much assured I was going to bed.  There was a possibility of a telephone, but…;

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Words Matter

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I’ve always believed that words matter. And I still do. Words DO matter, but, at the same time, words are cheap. What words mean and the connection words have to outcomes are not always as…;

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A Special Birthday

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For my birthday, my sweethearts gave me a card telling me what we were going to do over the long Labor Day weekend, all three days (four days, including Friday evening family night) for my…;

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Creativity

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Creativity is holding diverse fragments of reality in mind while seeking a pattern that yields their union.   Original writing date: June 30, 2009

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Modeling

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You know, as I take these trips and interact with my three Sweetie Pies, I recognize the enormous level of responsibility I have to fashion their lives and their futures. Jordan and Jared watch me…;

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