From the monthly archives:

September 2007

Dangerous Expectations

09.27.2007

Expectations are a dangerous thing. They offer hope of things to come, but set you up for disappointment, too. Last night (technically, very early this morning) I had my expectations smashed. Yesterday, I received a long-awaited book from Amazon. Work demands required that I be responsible and set the book aside until evening. So with [...]

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The Cost of Health Insurance

09.25.2007

Here’s a question: do you think if health insurance hadn’t become so prevalent health care would be so expensive? Think about that for a few minutes. Now here’s two more: how would the health care system function if insurance didn’t exist? If we actually had to pay the true cost, would we run to the [...]

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Billie Jean, Tara Hunt, & the Bionic Woman

09.24.2007

I’ve had an idea percolating for about four days now, and it took watching the pilot episode of Bionic Women for everything to gel. Let me start at the beginning. This past week, I heard a brief mention on the radio that it’s the 34th anniversary of “The Battle of the Sexes” between Billie Jean [...]

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Housekeeping: Comments Feed

09.23.2007

I finally got around to putting up a comments feed. If you’re interested in subscribing, you can do so via my blog or by clicking here. I’m always curious to hear what you think about what I write, and with the feed, it will be easier to keep track of the conversations. I hope you’ll [...]

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Digging Potatoes

09.23.2007

I’ve been MIA for a few days, however, since what I’ve been doing is the source of today’s post, I think you’ll understand. Many of my friends know that I come from a family of farmers (4th generation), but very few actually understand what that means when I say we grow grains and potatoes, let [...]

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Makeup of a Meeting

09.19.2007

I’ve become keenly aware of the power of meetings, for both good and evil. The last few weeks, business has demanded that I participate in more gatherings than normal. My attitude towards meetings is captured perfectly by Dave Barry:
If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, [...]

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No Constitutional Clause for the Unpopular

09.18.2007

Pop quiz: what constitutional right would you give up to take away someone else’s?
I ask because of something I caught on The View this morning. The co-hostesses were discussing the ACLU’s brief filed in support of Senator Larry Craig withdrawing his guilty plea. From there, (how I wished I’d hit record; I can’t find the [...]

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For What It's Worth: Netvibes

09.17.2007

I’ve decided to test a new idea, and you, my lucky readers, get to be guinea pigs. (My BFF, Chris Brogan, gave me the idea.) On occasion, I find new things (products, services, etc.) useful. It may be months after something is introduced or during the new thing’s early weeks. However, if it meets my [...]

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Should Public Figures be Role Models?

09.14.2007

During the last week, I’ve watched the Patriots videotape fiasco unfold with interest. For those who don’t follow professional football, the New England Patriots were caught videotaping the New York Jets defensive signals, a direct violation of NFL rules. In response, the NFL fined Bill Belichick, the Patriots coach, $500,000 and the Patriots team $250,000. [...]

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Attracting Employees With Honey

09.12.2007

I’m finally getting to the bottom of some of my piles, including my backlog of magazines. In The Atlantic’s (one of the few magazines I encourage others to subscribe to) June issue, Brian Mockenhaupt wrote an excellent piece titled, The Army We Have. From his article, I found the following quote relating to training [...]

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