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As a Rotarian, we believe in a principle called The Four-Way Test. It’s a great life compass and there are very few situations where it’s not the right way to behave. It goes like this: Of the things we think, say, and do… …Is it the truth? …Is it fair to all concerned. …Will it […]
Continue ReadingI recently traveled from Washington, DC to Brisbane, Australia, the farthest I’ve ever been from home. I crossed the international time zone and am now a day ahead of my family back home. Somehow it seems that I should be able to tell them the winning lottery numbers before they’ve been drawn, but I can’t […]
Continue ReadingI have a condition called Windshield Identification Blindness which means, for some reason, I not only can’t identify drivers through their windshields, I can’t tell if they’re motioning me to move forward or giving me the finger. This leads to awkward social situations where I wave at people I don’t know or sit in my car doing […]
Continue ReadingGuess what the cover story of USA Today was on Valentine’s Day, 2012? Chocolate vs. jewelry? No. The appropriateness of lingerie gifts? No. Where to dine on Valentine’s Day? No. Greatest love stories ever? No. It was about online extramarital affairs. Really. I’m a fan of USA Today because they use short words and I […]
Continue ReadingIn the February 2012 edition of Inc. Magazine, I read an article about clothing company Holstee’s unique mission statement. Co-founder Fabian Pfortmüller said that they realized that their business was not only about the product or service they deliver but at the end of the day, it was also about the lifestyle they created. As […]
Continue ReadingIn our house, we have a running joke that Paula Deen would add butter to butter just to make it more buttery. As a southerner, I am intimately familiar with the recipes that she demonstrates on her show and will admit that I could definitely enjoy a diet of nothing but her meals, at least […]
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 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 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 […]
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