The title of today’s screed isn’t a question – it’s a recommendation. It’s been my experience that we spend an awful lot of time paying attention to and arguing about the “how” and in the process we often lose sight of the “what.” Let me explain what I mean and then you guys can straighten me out. Continue reading
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The Cat and the Squirrel
I was out in the yard the other day when I heard this tremendous commotion down in the lower part of the yard. Turns out it was a cat chasing a squirrel. There’s a woman down the street who has a number of cats and they roam the neighborhood. Most are pretty ordinary except one has three legs and one is as black as great coffee. It was this black one I saw giving its all to catch the squirrel and of course the immediate thought I had, which pertains to cats and business, was what is it going to do when it catches it? Continue reading
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Common Sense
A friend sent me a copy of an email that’s been around the web since 1998 which reminded me of an excellent point. This mail started out as a blog post and has been excerpted and rewritten several times and it deals with the topic of common sense. No, it has nothing to do with Thomas Paine (although his pamphlet would make great reading in today’s climate). Instead, it has to do with sound judgment and that’s what triggered my thought. Continue reading
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