The pandemic has shown us that many people love to shop online. But we still need to deal with the fact that some things are easier to purchase in person. Clothing is something that you usually want to try before you buy. Amazon naturally wants to change that…
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How do you pick sides when asked to choose between millionaires and billionaires? If you’re a baseball fan, you may already be pondering that. Major League Baseball owners have locked out the players, and it looks like the fight may last a long time. Experts are already discussing the chance of spring training being delayed,…
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Back in the day, about this time of year, we’d all start looking for new day planners, datebooks, and wall calendars. But once we started carrying a smartphone, that changed. Or did it? Recently I’ve noticed a lot more people selling wall calendars once again. Perhaps, they’re making a comeback…
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For many people, yesterday was a rough day. Auto racing fans lost a legend in Al Unser, and music fans mourned the passing of Mike Nesmith. So many of my friends online were sharing the news and their memories. Why are we affected? I realize many who mourn are of a certain age, but…
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Many people started watching more streaming media content during the pandemic. I began watching services like Netflix and Hulu 5 or 6 years ago. And that has become a problem for me. Over the last few years, I’ve watched so many TV shows and movies on these services I’ve lost track. And now I often…
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I have a few mantras that I often share. Life is a marathon, not a sprint is something I’ve said hundreds of times. Another saying that I seem to utter more and more is; get to know me before you start trying to sell me. That one is coming up more and more recently…
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Throughout life, people tell us what to drink and what to avoid. When we’re young, milk is what we have to drink when we really would love a soda. Doctors remind us that we need to drink more water as we get older. Recently, researchers have found the one drink that adults need to avoid,…
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Every one of us has certain people, places, and events that create powerful memories. Today reminds me of one of those places that shaped me more than I expected. Roughly twenty years ago, I visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Hawaii. While I understood the importance of what happened there, seeing the U.S.S. Arizona up…
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I know that I’ve talked before about my love of studying the past. And as much as we want and need to look forward, I think we need to try to hold on to history a bit more than what we do. To improve the future of our world, we need to both study and…
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