Over a stack of particularly messy Mexican food, my son watched his whole taco crumble into little pieces when he bit into a crunchy shell. He grabbed his fork and began to dig into the remnants on his plate. It looked somewhat like a cheetah on fresh kill. He looked up and asked, “I wonder… […]
Princess Leia. Wow. Princess Leia is known for many things. She is known to snatch a laser blaster from a dead StormTrooper and pick off bad guys with impossible hip shots. She is know for fearlessly leading assaults against the Empire, the greatest evil to ever rule the galaxy. (Not just a country. Not just […]
Maybe the problem is not them…or it…or him…or her. Maybe the problem is you and your desperate fight to keep your front row, reserved seat. Not that there is anything wrong with you. You just want to have your needs met. You need to be recognized, preferred, esteemed, increased, remembered, set above others, noticed and […]
My father relayed his first experience learning about motivation. Dad was a young 2nd Lt. right out of school. He was assigned to the 504st ordinance ammunition company. His task was to take big boxes of 105 artillery shells out of the warehouse by forklift, have soldiers put fuses into the shells, and have the […]
New Year’s Day is the real Groundhog Day. Will it be more of the same or something new this year? Using your tax dollars, someone in the U.S. Government has the job of researching and publishing the most popular New Years Resolutions each year. http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/New-Years-Resolutions.shtml Here is a few from the list and a some […]
“Over? It’s not over! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”– Bluto. Animal House, 1978 I am a quitter. There. I said it. I was a freshman at a small private college 21 years ago. This college had three or four “fraternities” and a few “sororities”. These organizations were not the big organized […]
Author Ridley Pearson found himself touring on the Black Pearl, the boat in the opening scene of The Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney World. The animatronic pirate that commands the boat is named Blackbeard. Blackbeard barks threats during the opening scene of the ride and is only 10 yards away from the visitors as […]
It happened on June 5th, 1989. The students in China rose up against the communist Chinese government. The government brutally repressed the uprising. The man standing in front of the tank in this picture is familiar to most of us. He has been called “Tank Man” or “Unknown Rebel”. The photo above is only one […]
We lost Robin Williams yesterday. He was brilliant and troubled. You and I did not know the man personally, but he has been part of amazing entertainment for most of our lives. I thought I would always see him in great new movies that make me laugh. It reminds me that all good things come […]
“A display of golf balls that spanned many years reveled how they were transformed by the addition of one significant element. The first golf balls manufactured had smooth covers. A young, avid golfer experiencing financial difficulties played with a beat up golf ball. His playing partners noticed their smooth covered balls did not fly as […]
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