pearls of wisdom from a toll booth collector

On the way to Wichita this evening (that’s a story to soon be disclosed) we stopped at the toll booth to inquire about paying the Turpike Fare on a debit card. The collector said we could pay with almost...

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grasping at straws

It’s not new. Nor will it ever be. Failing to change with the times. Like the blacksmith who chose not to work on automotive wheels... We have Redbox everywhere these days. I can go to the grocery store, pharmacy, McDs...

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disconnect and blinders

I’ve noticed and interesting thing lately... people have a hard time crossing over from one “discipline” to another... It’s story time! I was in a meeting at work a few weeks ago. We were talking about an email that came...

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saying no

Is there a difference between having the choice to say "no" and not saying it and not having that choice at all?

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when one doesn’t take advice

My friend Neil encouraged me, well, rather, he TOLD me to do something several months ago. It wasn’t necessarily big, but, some advice about planning for the future. And interestingly, it was something that needed to be done anyway....

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the $2 experiment

I’ve been meaning to try the bus for a while now... In our recent Dave Ramsey class, Dave was encouraging first time car buyers to purchase a car that has “personality”... something you can give a name to. My 1997...

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