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Sir Charles Barkley once said that a rivalry is when you win some of the games and they win some of the games. On one occasion, discussing the Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers playoff battles of the early 2000s, he simply said, “That ain’t no rivalry. The Kings just got their (butts) kicked.” True. …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Skills, Today's Post
I was reading about a few guys in the National Basketball Association who are in the so-called twilight of their careers. The likes of Tim Duncan, Dirk Notwitzki and Steve Nash are at the top of the list along with your beloved or hated #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers. Yet the old dogs are …
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What if all of the people you ever “Butt Dialed” formed a blog about the things you say when you don’t know others are listening. Would that scare you? By the way, is it eavesdropping if you continue to listen to people’s conversations when they call you accidentally? Digression. Anyhow, my real question is whether …
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Category: Character, Today's Post
Have you ever been told that you “don’t live in the real world?” And what real world would that be exactly? Is it the one in which weekends come too slowly and work is annoying? Is it the one in which high school leads to college which leads to job which leads to fulfillment? Or …
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Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Play, Today's Post
What’s harder, perfecting a craft or creating the craft in the first place? One of the things I have decided to spend significant time doing each week is creating. Creating what? Creating methods, opportunities and relationships. I know it’s not the same as inventing an Ipad but it’ll have to do for now. I recently …
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I’m developing big rocks. They were always there. Get ya mind out of the gutter. I’ve gone obsessive now and have begun painting the big rocks from my yard, nothing so extravagant. My wife bought a stencil and she and I are using Sharpies to write down life’s most important elements – GOD, silence, solitude, …
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Category: Character, Skills, Today's Post
It’s called leverage and here’s how it works. Someone possessing authority over someone else demands cooperation, compliance or acquiesence. It’s the oldest method of manipulation, using power play to move the world in your favor or toward your ends. It can be as subtle as a restaurant owner choosing not to serve a teen until she has served …
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