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OK, be honest. How many resolutions have you created for 2014? Now, be really honest. How many have you already decided you’ll put off until 2015? This time of the year is full of possibilities. We’ll lose 20 pounds. We’ll exercise every day. We’ll demonstrate a more positive attitude. And we’ll finally cut the comb-over […]
Continue ReadingAround 2:00 a.m., as I came back to bed from an all-too-common, middle-of-the-night trip to the bathroom, I ran into the corner of the bed. The impact and the expletive that followed woke my wife. Yesterday, I could not find my favorite pair of jeans. They seem to have been abducted by denim fairies. Last […]
Continue ReadingWhat do you think of when you hear the word “service”? Do you think of service organizations like Rotary International? Do you think about the start of a tennis point? Or do you think of what always seems to be missing at Denny’s? When you hear service applied to leadership, as in “servant leadership,” you […]
Continue ReadingA reprint from Speaker Magazine, the magazine of the National Speakers Association. One of the most common questions funny people get is, “How do you ever come up with that stuff?” As a professional humorist (as opposed to an amateur humorist or even an unprofessional humorist), I can tell you that there is a formula […]
Continue ReadingThe problem with mirrors is that they lie. Or perhaps, more accurately, they don’t tell the whole truth. Mirrors will show you the cavernous lines on your forehead that have become more pronounced as you’ve aged but they don’t show you that these lines got there because you frowned too much at your spouse. Mirrors […]
Continue ReadingI try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once. – Ashleigh Brilliant Halloween is upon us and if there is anything I know about Halloween, it’s this: Buy more candy than you need so that you can eat the leftovers. Oh sure, I could donate our leftover […]
Continue ReadingMy friend Bob Orben contacted me after reading my blog entitled, “What Are You Missing” which was about missing opportunities in life because we’re not looking for them – because we’re not paying attention. He pointed out that paying attention is also the basis for writing humor. It involves seeing beyond what’s on the surface […]
Continue ReadingGroucho Marx once said that he would never join a club that would have him as a member. It’s interesting that no matter how unique we are or how much we want to stand out in the crowd, we also have a need to belong – to be included. Parkland Regional Burn Center, a division […]
Continue ReadingIn business and life, sports analogies can strike out (see how I did that?). For those who love sports, the connection makes perfect sense and can crystallize a concept like nothing else – especially the concept of teamwork. But for those who don’t love sports, a sports analogy can sound like a crying child at […]
Continue ReadingSeveral years ago, on my way to return a rental car, I went to fill up the gas tank. I casually mentioned to the colleague who was riding with me, “I wonder what side of the car the gas tank is on?” He casually said, “The gas gauge will tell you.” I was shocked. I’ve […]
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