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Ken’s Wine Guide finds the perfect bottle of wine?
Life is too short to drink bad wine, even if it's free. Last week Ken sent us an email that I had never seen before: "98 to 100 point wine: I'm close to awarding my first 100 point wine. If you want to try a sip, swing by at 7:30 tonight. --Ken"
Continue reading...Life Lessons: Understanding Women Category
26. August 2008
Like many men, I believe my understanding of women and what they want peaked right around the time I purchased the engagement ring and has been degrading in cycles since then. I am joking of course but not really. One early Saturday morning last winter I awoke in an industrious mood and set out to [...]
Continue reading...Hugs & Kisses
8. February 2008
Yesterday was my birthday…a big one. Assuming I live to be 80, (I doubt it) I have less than half my life left to live. I have to say the pressure of time is motivating and the new watch my wife gave me helps. Thanks, honey. Being older and wiser, I should know more. My [...]
Continue reading...Cheap Christmas Trees
8. February 2008
During the holidays a guy selling Christmas trees camped out in front of the indoor soccer place where our family spends a LOT of time. He hung his shingle on pallet that he lodged upright into the snowbank. The sign was professionally printed with an arrow directing people who couldn’t see the big, green trees [...]
Continue reading...Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
9. July 2007
Thought provoking presentation from TED conference. I think most institutions stifle creativity not just schools. Any institution or individual can foster creativity but creative people are usually outnumbered.
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14. May 2009
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