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The Death Penalty is Not Worth It

I recently read that 138 people on death row, since 1973, have been exonerated of their crimes.  In other words, 138 innocent people were sentenced to die for a crime they did not commit. Can you imagine being one of those people?  Can you imagine being someone who was actually executed for a crime he […]

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Kim Kardashian is No Cricket

I used to think that crickets weren’t worth more than a lot of noise.  But an article in USA Today reported that male crickets are actually quite gallant and will sacrifice their safety to protect a female partner.  I think Kim Kardashian could learn a lot from this report.  Her 72-day marriage seems to put […]

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Does That Solve the Problem?

Alcohol-related injuries are on the rise in Australia so the owners of some bars are, get this, installing rubber sidewalks outside their bars. Really? This is comparable to building more cemeteries in response to an increase in alcohol-related deaths. When I worked in quality improvement, we understood that the symptoms were an indication of a […]

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Whose Responsibility Are You?

OK, let’s talk about personal responsibility. Do you think we can all agree that sometimes things just don’t work out the way we expect? Accidents happen. We experience disappointments. We step in dog poop on the way in the house. That’s just life. Things happen. But we don’t need to sue someone just because we […]

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A Good Deed A Day…

Once when my daughter was young, we went to a McDonald’s for dinner. There was a homeless man out front. I explained to my daughter that he didn’t have any money and that we could buy him a meal to help him through the night. My daughter said, “Why can’t he go up to one […]

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Westboro Does it Again

As a Christian, I sometimes wonder if we’re all (Christians) reading the same book. It seems to me that Jesus was pretty clear about compassion, love, and consideration even with those who don’t share our perspectives. Unfortunately, this belief is not always shared by my fellow Christians. And as much as I’d like to say […]

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Traffic Safety Mimes – Really?

In Caracas, Venezuela, the government has deployed more than 100 mimes to police street corners and to “gesture” to speeders and jaywalkers as a way to improve walking and driving habits. Maybe it’s just me but if a mime shook his finger at me, I think it would increase my road rage.  And I can […]

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Common Sense Helps Us Do Business Well

What happened to common sense? I once met the manager of one of the nation’s largest airports. I asked him what his job was like. He said, jokingly, “If it wasn’t for the passengers, it would be a great job.” I get what he’s saying but today, it seems like we have forgotten that the […]

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Treehotel Is Not For the Birds!

OK, so this new Treehotel falls into the category of done well and really fun.  The Treehotel in Harads, Sweden was built, literally, in the trees.  The six treerooms are located in unspoiled nature just outside this small town of 600 people. Here is a short description from their website: The idea behind Treehotel is […]

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Religion and Humor: A Match Made in Heaven

There is a great article in USA Today about the intersection of humor and religion.  It focuses on whether there is a place in religion for humor.  You can read the article here:  Religion Hits the Comedy Circuit As a humorist and someone who has served on my church’s Board of Deacons and Board of […]

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