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In 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 ReadingRecently, the University of Virginia’s Law School announced that one of it’s classes was responsible for excluding a man of a 1978 rape on the basis of DNA evidence. This unique program called the Innocence Project Clinic allows students to evaluate the evidence against three people who were convicted of a crime but may be innocent. Dierdre […]
Continue ReadingLast week, in the same publication (The Week), I read about three people who each overcame serous obstacles to accomplish something significant. This is important for all of us who can get tripped up by the simplest of things. 1. A homeless 18-year-old became a national science contest semifinalist. 2. A British woman became the […]
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 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 […]
Continue ReadingDuring 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. […]
Continue ReadingOK, 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 […]
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