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Archive My dad is 92 years old. Actually, he’s 92 and a half years old as I reminded him recently. “It’s been a long time since I counted half years”, he replied to me. I think we all stop counting our half year milestones once we hit double digits. It’s amazing...
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“Are you Adam?” he asked. “Yes”, I replied – “Are you Ed?” I’ll refer to this person as “Ed” to protect his anonymity. And because I can’t remember his actual name…ok, mostly because I can’t remember his actual name. The year was 1993 and I was meeting Ed in a...
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Next month I’ll “celebrate” the 31st anniversary of turning 21. Thirty. One. Years. To me, that passing of time seems both fleeting and possessing of so much. In my twenties, life seemed so wide open. I couldn’t conceive of the many things I didn’t know and would learn along the...
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January seems like an excellent time for reflection and change. Many a New Year resolution is made (and often abandoned) within the first month of the year. The act of replacing the old calendar with a new one must trigger some long-ingrained desire in humans to periodically ponder and, hopefully,...
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What’s the difference between seeing the Loch Ness Monster and achieving perfect inventory balance? One involves a completely unrealistic tale of lore. The other involves a large prehistoric water-dwelling creature with a long neck. Dad jokes aside, the effective management of inventory is a monumental challenge for any business that...
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Is attracting and hiring smart people over-rated? Heck no! A company, team, committee, or board can’t have too much intelligence among team members. Smart people develop smart ideas and, after all, those really are the best kind of ideas. It’s just that there are some other characteristics I’d like to...
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Thank you Marci. My mom did get a chance to read it to him, and I'm very grateful for that.