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05/15/2012 21:42
Serving as the inspiration for this Nice-ly themed article, I just drove through Nice, California - the little town next door to Lucerne, which calls itself the Little Switzerland of America. Nice has a slogan, too, but you only find it on t-shirts: it’s the Little Drinking...
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05/12/2012 23:12
The US is not exactly the land of career opportunity once you reach a certain age. I was thinking about this today as I considered some of my friends who have been out of jobs awhile despite lots of useful experience and plenty of talent. Like me, I guess they’re kind of old. We look...
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05/08/2012 22:28
My two youngest, aged 21 and 22, are graduating in the next couple of weeks. As I prepare for these momentous events, I can’t help but think of the woman who had been their nanny from the time my guys were babies. I was so afraid when my last child was born just 13 months after his...
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05/04/2012 23:12
Syndicated columnist George Will has written a beautiful piece on the occasion of his son Jon’s 40th birthday today, May 4. He launches his piece in the third person:
The day after Jon was born, a doctor told Jon's parents that the first question for them was whether they intended to...
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05/03/2012 12:04
…to its simplest terms.”
That’s what one reviewer of this short (11 minute) video had to say.
At first, I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to hang with this presentation when I plucked it out of my mail today. It starts off with a bit of a shaky camera, but the presenter’s accent intrigued...
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04/29/2012 17:42
At last, almost two years (?!) after my entry into this foreign and laid back land, Saturday I began to seriously explore the eleven miles of protected terrain called Bidwell Park.
First, I checked out the community pool that is concreted right into Big Chico Creek. Look to the right...
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04/27/2012 21:41
In answer to questions about who Peter Koestenbaum is, (person I mentioned in the previous blog) here is the answer. He's written several books, and I was able to work with him briefly with one of my best work buddies of all time. In my opinion, a great man.
And this was one of...
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04/26/2012 14:25
I’ve been studying the effects of dysfunctional leadership upon systems the past few years, asking questions ranging from “What leads people to remain in toxic work environments?” to “How do unhealthy work cultures persist despite leaders’ intentions for positive change?”
Of course I've been...
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04/21/2012 16:40
While I am privileged to have meaningful yet exhausting work to do, I am finding it harder than ever some days to STOP and just be. Pausing myself to experience the gift of an unexpected moment can make all the difference in a discouraging day, and bring me as close to heaven on earth as I...
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04/19/2012 20:14
If my kids are reading this, don’t worry, your mother isn’t planning to stay. She’s just visiting. And Southern California is only the dark side if you live in Northern California, love Northern California beyond all reason, and believe all evil political decision making is driven by the...
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