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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. […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingAs 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 […]
Continue ReadingFor 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 […]
Continue ReadingA woman in California is suing Starbucks because they (allegedly) would not let her use the restroom to fix her prosthetic leg, without buying something first. In other words, they felt it was better to give her a cup of hot steaming coffee so that while she hobbled to the bathroom on her wobbly leg, […]
Continue ReadingThe US Coast Guard, according to a recent report, has reduced the passenger capacity on commercial vessels because the average weight of Americans has gone up from 160 pounds to 185 pounds. I guess that means too much tonnage in the steerage. As I look at the piles of holiday cookies already accumulating in my […]
Continue ReadingThomas Paine said, “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” That makes me think of Penn State. Lost character that may not ever be recovered. I find myself asking, “Why didn’t someone do something?” And then I wonder, “Would I have done something?” Easier said than done. A number of years ago, my son Ryan […]
Continue ReadingAs a perpetual talker, I found this excerpt from Kahil Gibran’s The Prophet especially poignant. It really shows how to talk good, uh, well. You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your […]
Continue ReadingSo, this qualifies as the bizarre story of the week. It appears that a South African couple had to call off their wedding because they found out they were brother and sister – who had been separated at birth. Even though they had dated for five years, they didn’t make the discovery until the wedding […]
Continue ReadingA recent Cornell University study found that on average people have two good friends – down from three in 1985. A “good friend” was defined as someone with whom you can discuss important matters. In my new book called, naturally, Do it Well. Make it Fun. which will be out in May 2012, I wrote […]
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