Monthly Archives: August 2009

August 5, 2009 · 8:34 am

Coraggio

Happy Birthday to me! When you’re a kid, you can’t wait for birthdays because they mean you’re older, wiser, and have more stuff from the gifts that will show up.  Now that I’m older (not OLD, thank you), they become a bit less desirable since you get to a point where you don’t quite know how many you have left.  For some reason, the word “courage” popped into my head this morning and as I’m having the morning coffee, it seems to be a great word for an anniversary. Continue reading →

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August 4, 2009 · 11:56 am

Got Ya!

This is not a political blog but from time to time we do find lessons in the world of politics which apply to business.  I’m saying this up front since the topic from which I’m pulling a lesson today – the whole Obama birth certificate controversy – is totally political and raises strong feelings on both sides.  Yet within the heated arguments is a truth which holds for either side. Continue reading →

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August 3, 2009 · 6:21 am

‘Roids

Barry Bonds @ Coors Field, 4/22/06

There has always been a sub-culture of cheating in sports. In NASCAR,it’s almost a religion, the Patriots took it to a new level in football with their taping of signals, and hockey there is actually a piece of goal tending equipment called a cheater bar – it’s sewn onto a goalies glove. I guess this is all in the spirit of if you don’t get caught it’s not cheating but what’s been going on in baseball for decades is different. Continue reading →

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