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Best Job I've Ever Had
I’m drinking a tea from Ceylon, gifted to me by a Sri Lankan Professor who just happens to be the last man standing. He and a school principal from…
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I don't know yet
I must be on the job again. I woke up in the middle of the night, worrying about something that hadn’t even happened yet. That’s so unlike me; I’m the…
Mar 21
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Anything but Common
Cheers!
Mar 17
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The Wages of Sin
If you ever find yourself in a Kansas City Hilton while the president is giving his state of the union address, Mimo makes one hell of a negroni. We…
Mar 14
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Integration
I can’t keep up with the changing epithets. Is it “fast casual” or “cheap eats?” Is it “home-cooked goodness” or “home-made treats?” No matter how you…
Mar 7
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February 2024
Right this way...
And just like that, all was right with the world. One moment everything was out of whack and then miraculously it all snapped back. Why are we so…
Feb 29
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Hometown Hero
The ending came to me in a cinematic dream. I raced to get a version of it on paper, but the mind’s eye saw much more than mere notes and symbols…
Feb 22
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Branding
A few years ago, I decided (with no evidence to support it) that my top priority was to understand and appreciate my potential customer’s “corporate…
Feb 15
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John Calu
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Gravity
They say you can’t keep a good man down, but it sounds to me like they’re not even trying; cement boots and a burlap bag, tied at the waste and neck…
Feb 8
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A Question of Now and Zen
And just like that, life got busy again. This year came in with a brief glance backward and a pocketful of hope. I had a little downtime after the…
Feb 1
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January 2024
Climate Change or Pocket Change
Carnegie Lake used to freeze over when I was a kid. We skated all day and built bonfires on the banks to warm ourselves afterwards while we sipped…
Jan 25
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Seems like Yesterday
I was right on time. He was twenty minutes late. I waited. I was the one looking for a job and he was famous. He walked off the beach into the lobby of…
Jan 18
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