Happy Monday! Horrors from an idyllic Connecticut town inspire an unwanted word-of-the-week… UNSPEAKABLE I can’t think of words for the evil that prompts the murder of innocent five- and six-year-old children and those who care for them. It’s quite literally unspeakable. We grieve with those who lost loved ones and with those who must face […]
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Happy Saturday! Things like this fascinate me. Maybe it’s the former teacher aspect of my personality. This one’s really short. Take a look, and then I’ll offer some quick comments. Can’t see the video? Click here. Were you surprised by the end? I was. I admire the ability to look at something from a completely unexpected […]
Continue readingIs A Chapter Opening Or Closing?
Today’s one of those days that helps me see there’s something bigger going on. Sometime this afternoon some books will arrive. I’ll get to see, for the first time, actual physical copies of the new book. For me, that’s a big deal, but it’s not an isolated event. Thirteen years ago it took me nearly […]
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I’m a published author! You knew I was a blogger. That’s cool, but now I’m co-author of a real book. Okay, “co-author” might be a bit of an overstatement. In Rich’s new book, I got to write one chapter called Canine Philosophy. It’s chapter 24 if you want to skip the other stuff and get […]
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Note: I’m posting this on both blogs today. I don’t aaccept guest posts here very often, and I wanted to be a generous host. # # # I’m a published author! You knew I was a blogger. That’s cool, but now I’m co-author of a real book. Okay, “co-author” might be a bit of an […]
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I’ve never given birth to a baby. As a writer, producing a book is about as close as I’ll get to that feeling. That’s a good thing from just about every perspective I can imagine. This week is all about anticipation as we await delivery (birth reference) of the first copies of the new book. We’ve […]
Continue readingJust Say Yes?
A couple of weeks ago I received a speaking invitation. The guy inviting me was excited about sharing my message with his team. He went on…and on…about how inspired they’d be, how much it would help them with some issues they faced. We discussed his proposal. Small group. No publicity. No chance to sell books […]
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I’ve been using my spiffy circle graphic to encourage you to engage with RICH’S RIDE. The bike represents the opportunity to come to Florida and ride along with us for a few days or contact a friend who lives there and might want to crank a few miles. I hope you’ll consider those possibilities. I realize […]
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Happy Monday! From Twitter, that fountain of eternal wisdom, comes the inspiration for today’s word-of-the-week… BIRTH “Christmas means nothing without Easter. Jesus’ birth is meaningless without His death.” I get the point, but I’d take issue with this tweet from a well-known Christian pastor. Frankly, I can’t think of a context in which Jesus’ birth […]
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Happy Saturday! Somewhere, somehow, a weird thing has happened. We acquired the notion that’s it’s somebody else’s responsibility. The rich guys, the big companies, the government, the bosses…it’s their job, their responsibility. What’s “it”? I don’t know. A need to be met, a problem to be solved, a decision to be made. Whatever it is, […]
Continue readingDo Numbers Matter?
I’m challenging you to Do A Thousand Of Something as a tangible way of engaging with our 1000-mile ride in Florida Hope Tour 2013. It’s worth asking whether we really need to keep score. Is there anything special about 1000? Do numbers really matter? Yeah, I think they do. But maybe not in the way […]
Continue readingIt’s Not Fair!
No, it’s not. If it was fair, millions of people wouldn’t lack access to clean water while I leave the faucet running. If it was fair, kids in one part of the world wouldn’t walk miles for the chance at a basic education while students cut class at the modern, high-tech high school up the […]
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