November 26, 2009 · 9:38 am
I started to write a Thanksgiving post and for inspiration I went back and looked at what I wrote last year. You know what? Like the holiday we celebrate here in the USA today, what’s going on around here hasn’t changed much so I’m reposting the tome below.
To those of you who had a great 2009, give thanks. To those of you who didn’t, give thanks it’s almost over and 2010 looks better. Let’s all of us give thanks that we’re here to enjoy the holiday and the three F’s it represents.
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November 19, 2009 · 11:41 am
How many near disasters have you had on the road lately? I’ve had a few although from chatting with friends it sounds as if not as many as some. But I’ve seen a few accidents of late as well as a dozen more near misses and I’m pretty sure I know why these things are occurring. It’s reflective of other things going on away from the road too. Continue reading →
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November 12, 2009 · 8:32 am
Sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees, kids. Yep – another Homer Simpson “DOH” moment. Nothing too earth-shattering, but a lesson worth remembering, this time from the Mrs. We had our first child 23 years ago. We made a decision at that time that one of us was going to stay home. Long story short, I worked outside of the house and she stayed home and took on the kids as a full-time job. I built up a network of business contacts; she made friends. Sometimes the categories overlapped for me; there weren’t categories to overlap for her. Continue reading →
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