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How I Stayed Married for 46 Years!

Yesterday as I was having breakfast with my wife Diane, I received a text from my daughter.  The text said, “Congratulations dad, on your 46th anniversary.” I had totally forgotten! I involuntarily made a sound like a rabbit being stepped on by a hippo. I looked up to see Diane stifling a giggle behind her hand.  “Happy Anniversary,” I said, …

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My Wife and I Have Never Had an Argument… Yeah Right!

Good Morning!  It’s Lighten up Monday and I am in sunny Florida conducting our SCORRE™ conference. This morning I was reminded of how much I love being around real people who are willing to acknowledge imperfection and work toward excellence.  Nothing destroys relationships, or impedes growth more than pretending to be perfect.  As you will see in this clip, it …

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How Much are Three Slices of an Olive Worth?

Years ago I began a weekly post titled, “Winner or Wiener.”  It was written to encourage companies that practiced excellent customer service and to encourage change in businesses that practiced poor service.  I stopped writing the post because I was too tempted to make it a rant against poor service I had  experienced. Today I gave into that temptation.  I …

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A Dyslexic Love Song

It’s Mighten up Londay.  I’ve lived with a low level of Dyslexia/ADHD most of my life.  I often have to rewrite these posts several times to correct all the mixed up letters and sentences.  When I heard my friend, Paul Aldrich – who also struggles with the problem, sing this song,  I thought I would die laughing. If you have …

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There’s a guy with a Chainsaw in the Garage!

Top oh dah mornin to ya!  It’s lighten up Monday, and I hope you have a spectacular week.  Have you ever been woken in the middle of the night by a sinister noise?  If so, you will identify with this clip. [youtube id=”EB8cLvaO7kQ”] Today’s Clip taken From: I’m Not OK (DVD) by Ken Davis Retail Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $17.97 …