I am a great believer in family, which includes extended family - those that we love that may be born of another mother. Recently I received a call from a dear friend's wife that my friend Wayne in Tennessee was going in for emergency surgery. Without thought, I made flight plans for the next day,…
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Defining Your Own End Game
I love life. Those of you whom I have had the pleasure of meeting knows that although I take my work very seriously, I am far from a serious guy. I appreciate every day, everybody and everything around me. It doesn't take much to put me in a good mood: hearing the spring birds tweeting,…
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Flying Blind In A Time Of Uncertainty
As Bob Dylan sang, "Come gather 'round people wherever you roam, and admit that the waters around you have grown. The times, they are a-changin.'" Ole Bob, I think he never knew quite how prophetic he was when he wrote that song. He must have been planning to live in our area after Hurricane Irene.…
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When Gifts Become A Liability
My mother-in-law, Kathleen, was a devoted watcher of Judge Judy. No matter what she had planned for the day, you could bet she was seated in the kitchen watching Judy Scheindlin presiding over the bench, making things right and the world a better place. If I'm home during the day by the four o'clock hour,…
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