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Because value—like science—matters more than your opinion!
Because value—like science—matters more than your opinion!

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What’s on your walls?

After college, I worked for a real estate development company.  In addition to working on real estate projects, I was also involved in a bank the company owned in Florida and various investment research projects for the company owner. The... Read More

Growing up in a Norman Rockwell painting…

In my first book I wrote about my childhood and used the term “Norman Rockwell painting” to describe it.  Let me set the stage: my parents got married young and stayed married.  At some point, either overtly or by their... Read More

SMOKING MAKES YOU LOOK SO SEXY, GIRL!!

The above headline and photo are part of a “quit smoking” marketing piece utilized in the past.  The text of the piece discussed the percentage of female smokers who use smoking as a way to control their weight (almost 40% (from... Read More

Mindful Meditation—The “Seinfeld” Show of Meditation

When the Seinfeld show was written about, the term “the show about nothing” was often used.  In Season Four one of the storylines had Jerry and George “pitching” an idea to NBC for a TV show.  They chose to pitch... Read More

ODE TO MY TYPEWRITER…

My handwriting was terrible when I was young.  As soon as I learned to write, I knew I had an issue.  One of the teachers and my mother both worked with me to make my handwriting presentable.  I wrote countless... Read More