My father-in-law passed away over the weekend. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 4 years ago, and we witnessed how cruel it is. We think he could have suffered for a few years prior but never experienced the associated tremors that so many have. From the moment I met him, he made me feel welcome….
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For many years my career goals were a major priority. I admit that I’m a workaholic, and my career has always been important. But my career doesn’t matter as much to me anymore. And I blame it all on my wife. I blame a lot of things on my wife, but this time it’s not…
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The opening line of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper has been going through my head. “It was 20 years ago today…” that I walked into the doors of what would be my last radio job. Little did I realize when I moved to Akron the journey I was about to embark upon…
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Sadly (or perhaps not), we no longer live in a world where you climb the ladder working for just one company during your employment career. Now, if you want that gold watch for retirement you’ll probably need to purchase it yourself…
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There are some people, places, and things that seem to have a recurring presence in my life. I think all of us have some of those items in their life. For me, one of those recurring places is…
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For the majority of my life I’ve worked in two industries. First it was the radio business and now it’s the music business. And both are filled with industry specific terms that sometimes confuse people…
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Sometimes we lose track of friends from back in our younger days. We lose track of one another for a lot of reasons. I guess you could say that sometimes life gets in the way…
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I rarely do anything that will make my wife cry. But sometimes, you know it’s simply going to happen…
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You think that you know some people well, until you find out….
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I was watching the news the other night (well, I think I saw this on the news) and they had the results to a new study about job satisfaction. And that got me to wondering…
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