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How to Handle Telemarketers

Okay Boys and Girls, guess what day it is?  It’s Lighten Up Monday!  I must confess that sometimes it is hard to watch these old comedy clips.  I feel like my performance was so amateurish and stiff.  It is also interesting to see what the years have done to my face and body.  However, truth doesn’t change.  If you ever …

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Distractions That Give You Traction!

Greetings from Alaska! I am supposed to be working on this ship. Each day I am required to make some kind of presentation. But I have wonderful distractions all around me. I realized that they are making me better. I am working better. I am happier! I am more excited about the responsibilities that await me when we return home! …

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3 Dynamics that Determine Whether You Fly or Crash

I have been a pilot for 30 years. To earn my pilot’s license and soar over the rainbow, I had to learn what makes an airplane fly and what can bring it crashing to the ground. There are three dynamics that affect the flight of an airplane: thrust, lift and drag. The first two are absolutely necessary to make an …

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An Encounter with a Tennessee Spider!

Hi friends. It’s Lighten Up Monday!  This clip creeps me out.   I could find a snake in my sleeping bag and it wouldn’t bother me.  I woke up with a porcupine in my tent. It didn’t bother me.  I had a mouse run up my pant leg. It was the last trip he ever took.  But if there is a …

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Welcome Home

After 50 years of service in Africa, a weary missionary couple descended the gangplank of their boat.   Their disembarking was delayed by a throng of press and well-wishers welcoming president Theodore Roosevelt back from his most recent safari.