I recently finished reading Bret Baier’s book, “Three Days in Moscow.” There’s a section in the book that talks about President Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Address, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this past Friday. I pulled up the transcript of that farewell address, and I am amazed at the way Reagan weaved together poetry, grace, and […]
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Embrace the monotony
Often in work or in life in general we focus solely on the outputs: the final sale, the delivery of the product, the award, the close of a sale, the bonus, or whatever the reward is of finishing the job. One of the challenges with focusing solely on the outputs is that we aren’t sure […]
It’s certainly true that America is becoming more polarized politically, and that the percentage of true independent and undecided voters is declining. Elections tend to be relatively closer in recent years. For example, in 2020 Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by 4.5% of the popular vote, unlike Lyndon Johnson’s nearly 23% trouncing of Barry Goldwater […]
I was standing in a dollar store this week and saw a tabloid to the right. The size of the font and the exclamation mark at the end assured me that the story was a big deal. (I don’t remember what it was about.) If you walk out a dollar store, it’s unlikely that you’ll […]
A few months back, my family was coming back from vacation at the beach. On the way back, we stopped at a seafood restaurant right along the water. It was an ideal and beautiful location for a restaurant. You could see some people outside on jetskis on the water, the food was great, and of […]
Spreadsheets and Overalls 