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Extra Points: Abandon Ship
I was on the ferry over the weekend when from my car I heard the announcement by the captain that the crew would be performing an abandon ship drill. They were recruiting passengers to help; I now wish I had volunteered since it might have helped this missive! Next...
Extra Points: The Next 100 Days
Consider this your very special Public Service Announcement... The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are the most dangerous days of the year for motorists in the United States. Are you prepared to protect yourself and your loved ones? Your employees? How do...
Memorial Day Special
This week’s memo is a reprint from last year’s Memorial Day Special. Best wishes to you and your loved ones on this holiday Monday... In memorium. In memory of. Remembrance. All words that signify and define the word, “memorial.” I can’t imaging what it would have...
Extra Points: En Fuego
This past Saturday, ten of us from our neighborhood got together on a beautiful night to sit outside around an open fire and enjoy each other's company with a few adult beverages and lots of food. It's one of the things we love about our neighborhood. As the evening...
Extra Points: Snap Out of It
I’m on a regular chiropractic maintenance program to keep me in line. While Barb has tried valiantly to keep me “in line” in life; Dr. Tom has the easier job of making sure that my spine is right. As many of you know, when the spine - which is foundational to the...
Protecting Your Income
I'm going to be speaking to consultants next week on the power of insurance to protect their business and lifestyle. It's Disability Insurance Awareness month and small business owners and entrepreneurs are apt to insure for things like fire and wind, and bypass...
Extra Points: Fresh Take Part II
You might remember last week's missive on our moving of rooms and giving our house a fresh look, which re-energizes, rejuvenates, and just simply adds a breath of fresh air. What I didn't include is the process. Step One of the process is moving all the stuff from one...
Extra Points: Fresh Take
This weekend, Barb and I worked on re-shuffling the deck inside our house. Basically, we moved rooms around: the dining and living rooms switched locations. In the 18 years we've lived in this house, it's probably the fourth or fifth iteration of this move, and each...
Extra Points: Close Calls
The time-frame to walk down 20 floors of a hotel, discover the emergency is a false alarm, and then take an elevator back to your room is 15 minutes. I know. Just did it. I was in Las Vegas to teach a class last week, staying in a nice casino on the strip where the...
