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The 2012 Wrap-Up. 11 Months Early.

January 16, 2012
The 2012 Wrap-Up. 11 Months Early.

At the end of the year, a list will be made. Several lists, in fact. Making a list of the completed year is as much a part of our American culture as watching “A Wonderful Life” at Christmas and yelling at the television during the Super Bowl. We’re a list kind of crowd. In 2011, we’ve already had the round-up lists, tagging everything from the top 10 musical albums of the year to the top 140 best Twitter feeds. If a list of the year’s activities could be made, it’s been done. Even though it’s way past the midnight...

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Here’s What’s Next: 2012 and Beyond

December 14, 2011
Here’s What’s Next: 2012 and Beyond

In the future, cars fly. So do people, courtesy of a jet pack. Robots do all the menial labor jobs, like sorting our laundry and presoaking our dishes. And we wear fewer breathable fabrics. Meet George Jetson. His boy Elroy, daughter Judy, and Jane, his wife, appeared in the early 60s and again in the mid-80s to give us a taste of what was coming. Or at least an imaginative idea. It was a hearty try at predicting the future, though robotic maids are still not in use nor charmingly sassy. Foretelling the future has been exploited, expunged, and...

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Thank You – No Really.

November 16, 2011
Thank You – No Really.

Bob Hope could twist everyone around his finger. All it took was one song, one “thanks for the memory”, and Shirley Ross was ready to reconcile their failing marriage in The Big Broadcast of 1938. For 50 years, it worked on American troops, too. Hope mesmerized millions of military men and women with quick-punch jokes, a swinging golf club, and a rendition of that thankful theme song written especially for them. He offered his appreciation. And it made a connection. Gratitude works that way, whether it’s for something as big as thanking an infantry man for service to his...

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Where is everyone going? – Yes, you can go, too.

October 20, 2011
Where is everyone going? – Yes, you can go, too.

In the beginning, the word was mobile. Jesus had a saying. It went something like, “Follow me.” For the twelve disciples, He meant that literally. Follow me…over there. Follow me…to the next town. Follow me…as we walk and I talk and you listen and learn. And so they did. The disciples moved with the message because the message, aka Jesus, was on the move. He was basically saying, “Lace up your sandals. We’ve got places to be, miles to go, people to reach, and in between times – class!” Though that was a few years ago, Jesus’ ministry demonstrated...

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