Date: January2012

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Rediscovering the Crock Pot

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The challenge for people who work, or people like me who, when I’m not on the road, sit at a desk and pretend to work, is balancing the other responsibilities in our lives that also need attention.  Forget all that goes with having children, just preparing a healthy meal in the evenings is enough to […]

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At Least Obama Tried to Be Funny

During last night’s State of the Union speech, President Obama told a very bad joke.  Personally, I like very bad jokes but I am always prepared with a recovery line if my audience agrees that it’s a very bad joke.  Here’s Obama’s line: “I’ve ordered every federal agency to eliminate rules that don’t make sense. […]

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I’m a Funeral Junkie

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OK, so I like funerals.  Is that weird? I didn’t like them so much when I was young but as I got older, they grew on me.  Now, I enjoy them. Funerals are an odd mixture of grief, humor, re-connected relationships, and food.  I guess you could say they’re all about life, love, and laughter. […]

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Documents Available Online

The King Center Imaging Project has made over 200,000 documents available online at The King Center.  Among the documents are the handwritten notes for Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and initial edits of his “I Have a Dream” speech. As a huge fan of Dr. King, it’s is fascinating to see his handwritten […]

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Bold

As a graduate student in social work, I sometimes wished I had been born 10-15 years earlier so that I could have participated in the civil rights movement.  It seemed so congruent with my beliefs and the ideals I was being taught as a social worker.  Dignity.  Self determination.  Respect. But alas, I was born […]

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When Times Are Tough, We Need More Fun

For the past few years, just about every industry has experienced economic “tough times.”  One would think that this is a perfect time to explore those intangible employment benefits that may be less economically tied, but in some cases, just as beneficial. USA Today ran a front page article on Friday called “Laughing our cares […]

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