Honest Abe Lincoln
30
Oct

Honest Abe

Unlike the rest, President Abraham Lincoln (#16) chose to surround himself by appointing individual cabinet members who were political opponents and independent thinkers often with differing personal agendas. Historian Doris Goodwind further writes that he encouraged principled dissent from his cabinet members because it challenged his own thinking and,...

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21
Oct

Just Sayin

“If you wake up on a Casper mattress, work out with a Peloton before breakfast, Uber to your desk at a WeWork, order DoorDash for lunch, take a Lyft home, and get dinner through Postmates, you’ve interacted with seven companies that will collectively lose nearly $14 billion this year.”...

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09
Oct

Wise Words

“You are not old until regrets start taking the place of dreams.” -John Barrymore “To be good is not enough, when you dream of being great.” -Unknown “Gifts, gimmicks, gadgets, and novelties make life more interesting.” -CWSwanson

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04
Oct

Dollars and Sense

In my lifetime I have witnessed the decline of the middle class, the growth in the size of people from over nutrition, and the decline in overall health and happiness despite attainment of the all important “American Dream”. Freedom of Speech has even taken on all new meanings as...

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Neon orange Laugh sign
02
Oct

The World we Live in!

Why is it that we park on driveways and travel on parkways? Why is it that when we transport something by car or truck its called a shipment, but when we transport something by ship its called cargo?

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