September 9, 2011 · 10:14 am
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There is a BBQ place here in town that gets very good reviews in a number of places and I’d like to use it as a jumping off point this Foodie Friday. I’ve been there a couple of times and don’t like it. In fact, I brought a buddy of mine who knows about things smokey and delicious to eat there and he didn’t care for it either. When asked my opinion about it, I usually recommend two other nearby places that I think are way better.
Is this place a failure? Of course not. And that’s a good reminder to us all. Continue reading →
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Tagged as advice, Barbecue, bbq, business, business thinking, family, life, life lessons, Reality checks, success, Work
September 8, 2011 · 10:13 am
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Yesterday’s rant was on the need to check out facts before finalizing opinions. A great example of this is in today’s NY Times piece on last night’s debate – it simply states what the candidate said and what multiple sources say on the same subjects to back up or question what was said. Hopefully the paper and many others will continue to do this right through the election next year.
But what happens when you do try to verify facts and find that there are multiple, conflicting data points? Could it be because some of them are fake? Continue reading →
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September 7, 2011 · 9:40 am
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We’ve had this chat before, folks. Sometimes I make oblique political references as I make the point I’m about to repeat; sometimes I just throw it up there as a friendly reminder. Today, I’d like to have your full attention because the more I think about it, this one issue is at the root of so much of what’s going on around us these days.
You ready?
I’m begging you: don’t believe everything you read or hear without doing some fact checking if the point being made is important to you. Here’s another example of why. Continue reading →
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