hung out to dry

I had a lunch meeting recently with a couple of friends, one of whom is having some issues at his workplace. The other friend and I are working thru some of these issues with him, trying to encourage him...

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driving myself crazy

I think I have ADD. Not really, but, I do have a hard time focusing. I have a hard time picking. I have a hard time making a decision and then sticking with that decision. Not sure if I’m afraid...

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the lowest common denominator, otherwise known as the least

I worked in sales and customer service for a manufacturing company for several years. At some point, it became quite clear to me that the most important people in the whole plant were the shipping guys. Shipping guys? Yes....

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quote for today

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.         - Peter Drucker

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dreams – i just realized

I created a category to capture the actual dreams I have at night, not the “life dreams” on tends to talk about. Had I realized/remembered that, I would have had some pretty cool things to share! My night dreams...

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the rule of threes, make that 2 and a halfs…

On Feb. 7, 2016 i broke my ankle when stepping on a piece of ¾” plastic conduit while grilling for guests coming over for a Super Bowl 50 party On March 1, 2016, early AM, well, like 12:30am, I started...

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COVER OUR BUTTS BUT NOT YOURS!

The actual title initially read: my current non-exhaustive view of health care (aka COVER OUR BUTTS BUT NOT YOURS!) but that was too long, so, I dropped the first part and stayed with the more hyped up version. So, yes, I...

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the increasing struggle

Church music. Ugh. I wage this internal war on how to approach church (mainly contemporary worship) music. I speak openly of situations where I see the lack of excellence. And I struggle with that. Do we put musicians on stage that...

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how to buy a car with your father

It's no secret that I have decision making issues. It's also no secret that often, not making a decision IS a decision. And finally, it's not a secret that I come by this naturally. My dad is a perpetual car...

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