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What If…

by David on February 3, 2012

The inspiration of this blog comes largely from watching the current Republican nominee process. More to the point, it’s very clear that when it comes to politics and the electoral process, big money almost always beats little money. What if your child’s school Principal was hired not by their skills and abilities, but by how [...]

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Too often we hear people make absolute statements. “The Lions have no chance of winning this game.” “Buy my program and I guarantee your business will double.” “It’s going to snow tonight.” The obvious problem is we’re almost never in control of the outcome, yet we feel so strong in our convictions that we go [...]

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Sports and Politics Are Trending in the Same Direction

January 18, 2012

In the 1980’s sports was a huge part of my life. The teenage years: the formative years, our rite of passage from childhood into adolescence.  As kids we played outside from the moment we got home from school until our mothers called us in for dinner, only to return outside until the fading sun gave [...]

Make Tougher Choices

January 10, 2012

Salad or lobster bisque, which do you choose? One is velvety goodness with just the right amount of richness, the other is green leaves. If you’re looking for pure immediate gratification, you choose the bisque. If, however, you’re looking to lose a few pounds and reduce the amount of fatty or high caloric foods in [...]

Life is All About Cycles and Stages

January 4, 2012

Did you hear the latest? We’re still in a recession. The housing market is slowly on the rise. The Detroit Lions are on their way up. Doughboy Johnny just started working out – New Year’s Resolution. The temperature is starting to fall. It seems that no matter what we discuss, we’re talking about that particular [...]

2012: The Year of the Over-share

December 28, 2011

Don’t you love how we feel the need to provide a label for everything? This over-sharing phenomenon has been in the making for quite some time; as early as the moment when people beyond the Ivy League students at Harvard became exposed to Facebook. Twitter’s emergence didn’t help matters, only they were smart enough to [...]