Dancing with Recession

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We’ve been hearing a lot about the recession lately. This reminded me of a conversation I had a few years ago with a property developer. Sam’s company purchased land all over the country – usually close to college campuses. They built and managed apartment houses, selling them after a few years.

My Opinion – Your Opinion

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While standing in line at a conference, I listened to the conversations around me. What I heard made me wonder about our evolving world. People seemed to either totally agree on a topic or totally disagree. There was little in the way of discussion or an exchange of ideas – only “yes or no”, “right or wrong”, and “crap or

Are you Missing Obvious Clues?

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It shouldn’t be hard to determine what killed him…. Not with that unusual knife sticking out of his chest. My new car came with SiriusXM Radio. Flipping through the channels I found old radio shows; The Avenger, Sherlock Holmes, and Fibber McGee & Molly. I grew up with television, but I remember my grandparents talking about how they enjoyed listening to these after the

For Sale: Magic Wands

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When my nephew Josh was 4, he was in love with anything Harry Potter. He absolutely believed in magic and all the possibilities it conjured up in his imagination.  He came to visit one weekend and decided he would become an entrepreneur. He would create magic wands and sell them. He was utterly convinced if he made magic wands everyone