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Dear K

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I went to get the mail yesterday and much to my surprise it contained today’s blog topic.  Someone said that inspiration never arrives when you’re searching for it and I guess this proves the point.

In any event, among the bills and magazines were two envelopes.  As it turned out each contained an invitation based on an identical premise:  I could benefit from the services being offered.  But that’s where the similarities end and today’s thought begins. Continue reading

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Rewiring

The Nightmare (2)

Like many of you, over the years we keep adding boxes to our audio/video system. It used to be an antenna to get TV and the sound came out of the speakers. Then came cable. After a while, a video game. A VCR (remember those?). Soon a DVD player. Maybe a separate DVR like TiVO. Maybe a Sling box. Roku? A surround audio system for sure.
In any event, along with the boxes came an awful lot of wiring. Cables of all types – A/V, component video, digital audio., HDMI – we’ve got them all. And frankly, they’re a mess. So this morning, we did something about it and that’s todays thought. Continue reading

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Changing The Format

A golf ball.

I’m playing this weekend in our club’s Member/Member tournament. No, it’s not televised or even streamed – sorry. But it does provide a business thought I want to share with you. To get there, I’m going to take a few words and explain the format but stay with me – hopefully it’s worth the golf stuff.
You play with one other member as your partner over the course of 3 rounds. Each of the rounds is a different type of competition. The first is a scramble (you each hit and pick the best shot to play next then you both hit from there); the second is a best-ball (you each play your own ball and the low score counts on each hole); the final round is alternate shot (the team only plays one ball and the players alternate shots. One guys tees off on the odd numbered holes; the other on the evens).  Got it?  So what’s the business thinking? Continue reading

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