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August 31, 2024

A Good Laugh

I’ve been dealing with tendinitis in my shoulder and bicep, and it’s not making me happy! While I am undergoing physical therapy, it is impacting my upper body training, which is definitely not making me happy. The other day, I drove past a golf course…
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August 27, 2024

Walking on Pine Needles

In the community where we have a little getaway in the woods, the streets are a mixture of gravel, clay, and stone. Walking these roads sounds like the Spartans approaching the gates of Athens. The crunch, crunch, crunch of each step is at odds with…
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August 24, 2024

Don’t Look Back…

I don’t know why I have always liked Satchel Paige’s quote: “Don’t look back, something might be gaining on you.” It’s always been a sort of mantra to keep pushing forward, achieving, and not letting up on my drive to succeed. Now, I see it…
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August 20, 2024

Ice Cream Shop Wisdom

We spent a week with our kids and grandchildren in the Berkshires and had a blast. We spent time at the lake, walking in nature, and blueberry picking. One important stop was SoCo, a local ice cream shop in Great Barrington. The walls were covered…
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August 17, 2024

Sharing Some Links

Here’s a link to a podcast I recently appeared on as a guest:   The Financial Freedom Podcast with Dr. Christopher Loo   And here’s a link to my most recent performance with the Jazz House Kids Adult Big Band. Enjoy!
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August 6, 2024

Changing Routines

I've had a morning routine that starts with making coffee, taking care of the dog, and watching the news while the caffeine hits my system. I play Wordle and Connections with my family, and we all post to a common text thread. After years of…
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August 3, 2024

Control! What’s Control?

I was 24 when I bought my first home.  Before the closing, I aligned my vacation from work and outlined what needed to happen. I wrote down everything from the date and time of the closing to the moving company and painting the various rooms…
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August 3, 2024

Redefining Failure

During our careers, the idea of "failure" was typically clearly defined. You knew your job, what was expected of you, and there was some measure to define success and failure. Failure takes on a whole different meaning during Chapter X. To me, failure looks like…
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