A friend of mine told me his grandmother used to say, “If it feels like you’re taking one step forward and two steps back, then turn around.” I thought about it again just now. And … Read the rest…
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So. It’s a real thing. The undead army. And according to an ad I ran across it’s “a large collection of undead-themed miniatures for use in tabletop wargaming.” If you have younger kids, maybe you’re … Read the rest…
Oh yeah. Forward motion. What sprinter or long distance runner ever won a race by looking backward? And you can’t name one because they don’t exist. What aviator ever crossed the oceans or flew around … Read the rest…
Let’s take a little walk back in time. Way way back. Past the twentieth century. And let’s keep moving back through the centuries till we get to ancient Greece and Rome. All the way back … Read the rest…
Where do you want to go? Do you know? I guess it’s no big deal if you don’t. Because it’ll probably all turn out just fine. Right? What do they say? “It’s all good.” So, come … Read the rest…
I first learned about front loading, back in the day. When I worked in the commercial insurance industry, in the claims department. Loads of fun. And I discovered that when you got a new file … Read the rest…
Sam Walton started his lifelong retail career in 1940. His first retail job was a sales trainee for J.C. Penney. And he was so good at sales that he was able to add about $25 … Read the rest…
Recently, some of my friends (who’ve lived longer than me) were talking and laughing about an old cartoon. And they said how much they loved watching it on Saturday mornings when they were kids. It … Read the rest…
A while back, I talked about a friend of mine who came, from out of state, for a short visit with me. We hadn’t gotten together in about six years. And after catching up for … Read the rest…
“The time organization has given me an outline of what my day should be like. Not only day-to-day, but the next day, the next week, the next two weeks, and for months. It’s basically given … Read the rest…