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With the 4th of July Weekend upon us here in the US, it’s a great time to step away and do some reading.  Here is my list of books for...

When was the last time you got a meaningful voicemail that you actually listened to?  I am guessing it’s been years. The reason is that no one cares about it...

I am going on a trip tomorrow and needed some new jeans.  I happened to be at one of the local shopping malls and this morning for something else, so...

My monthly list of books to read and ( hopefully ) inspire you or provoke new thoughts or ideas. The Pixar Touch by David A. Price Pixar is one of...

I was in a meeting today where there was a lively discussion about vendor selection.  One of the participants quoted someone ( and I wish I could remember who now!...

I was watching Voyage of the Dawn Treader last weekend.  There are a series of scenes while the crew are on the way to Dragon Island where they are in an...

My wife got her first Birchbox delivery today.  In case you have not heard about this great little company, it’s worth having a look around on their site.  The site...

Obama says “Hey, Bin Laden.  Meet God.” I read a Facebook thread today wherein there was much hand wringing about how much we Americans are “celebrating” the death of OBL....

It’s that time again.  Here are my May 2011 must-reads. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon If you are a fan of The Wire, a series...

It seems as though in the last few weeks since I upgraded to the new version of Skype for Mac, every time I get off of a Skype call I...

I read a quote a few weeks back by Bob Cringley, one of my favorite people.  Because he is a successful author, he gets a lot of people telling him...

This past week, I found out that one of the guys I have coached for the past three years got a full academic scholarship to Duke University.  I don’t want...

What if you were allowed to use your 529 fund money to start a business instead of going to college? This is an idea I have been thinking about for...

I was reading a post from the blog of TaxiSurfer this morning, and it reminded me of a few conversations I have had over the last couple of weeks with...

I read a lot of books about business, but it just recently came to me that I was reading them for the wrong reasons.  I’ve always read books with the...

It’s a day late, but here is my April list of must-reads.  There are only two this month, but both are excellent. War by Sebastian Junger I don’t know where...

There is a school of thought that one of the ways to help fix the health care problems in the US is for everyone to understand the true cost of...

I met Chris Lehmann from Science Leadership Academy on the way to Austin last Saturday.  Chris runs a school in Philadelphia called Science Leadership Academy ( scienceleadership.org ).  I would...