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What I learned from vacuuming my cat!

According to philosopher Aristotle, “Nature abhors a vacuum.” My cat abhors a vacuum too. I remember the day I held her and turned on the vacuum at the same time. Bad Idea! You can’t drop the cat or turn off the vacuum fast enough to avoid life threatening injuries.

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What I Learned from The King of the Forest!

I am a closet watercolor painter.  Unfortunately my perfectionism has kept me from painting for several years and made me afraid to show my work in public for fear of criticism. I have thrown dozens of paintings away because they weren’t perfect.  On other paintings in an effort to get it perfect  I repainted so many times that the result …

Four Winners!!!

The young man in this video who wrestles the student with cerebral palsy is a friend of my granddaughter.  I hope she always picks friends like this. I think there at least four winners depicted here. The brave young man with cerebral palsy The amazing young man who wrestles with him The parents of both these remarkable boys The students …

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The Best Investment Advice Ever

The best investment advice I ever received came from the woman I love. In 1979 I was just beginning my career as a speaker/comedian. I was young and…… what’s the word?…. stupid…yeah that’s it. I wanted to be a big shot.  I ended up broke!