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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…
Dick Donovan
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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…
Dick Donovan
Aug 12
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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…
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Aug 4
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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…
Dick Donovan
Jul 28
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Rails
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…
Dick Donovan
Jul 24
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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…
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Jul 15
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That NPR "Vibe"
Is heard lots places these days-
Dick Donovan
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…
Dick Donovan
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…
Dick Donovan
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…
Dick Donovan
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…
Dick Donovan
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…
Dick Donovan
Jun 22
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