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"Trust Is The Coin Of The Realm"
The late George Shultz famously said, “Trust is the coin of the realm.” You’ve, if you have been around a while, have likely found yourself in environments in which you believed you could be trusting with high confidence that the people around you can be relied upon. And, others…
Aug 12
There's No Getting Around 'The Pick And Shovel Work.'
Last night’s dinner with a friend was made more somber with news of the passing of Representative Jackie Walorski. She died early yesterday afternoon in a car accident along with two young staffers. My friend lives in her congressional district. He relayed to me a couple of…
Aug 4
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Overload
Some of the patients I see at the office are starting to talk to me (without my having to bring it up) about trying to manage or limit their exposure to media. It’s not that they want to eliminate it. It’s just that they want to get it down to a more sustainable level.
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If This Is A Recession, It's An Odd One
Full Disclosure: I’m certainly not an economist. Merely an interested observer. Technically today, with two successive GDP contractions, we are —by the old definition-in a recession. We may end up in one but I’m guessing if that happens it will be shallow and brief.
Jul 28
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When I moved to a small Indiana town in 1978, the apartment I rented was near railroad tracks. For about the first week, I’d awaken each night several…
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The Little Fish
One “doable” that I’m trying to learn about is how to stock a small pond I have. It’s another area about which I know little to nothing. Yes, while I’d…
Jul 15
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That NPR "Vibe"
Is heard lots places these days-
Jul 11
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Buggy Whips and AM Radios
I’m starting to see articles about electric vehicles coming through without AM radios. Admittedly, it took me a while to wrap my brain around this…
Jul 7
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A Quite Good Film
I saw the movie Elvis this weekend. When I was young in the early 60s the teenage girl next door would spend hours playing his records. I’d sit with her…
Jul 3
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What Comes Next?
The 1976 film Network had its funny moments. You may recall Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch, had people opening their windows and screaming, “I’m…
Jun 30
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Look To The Left And The Right
One thing I’ve learned over the years is that it’s a good practice to see where you fall relative to your peers in the employment market even if you are…
Jun 23
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Early Radio Gig
One of my “funnest” early jobs in radio was a morning shift of classical music on a university run FM station in upstate New York in the mid 70s. The…
Jun 22
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