Leap Year Lesson #97: Work at Communicating Clearly

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I spent some time at a bookstore Saturday. That is rare for me in this age of ordering from Amazon, but I needed to peruse possible purchases this time. I was looking for a pocket-size Mandarin Chinese phrase book/dictionary in preparation for my trip to China. After taking time to look through the three available, …

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Leap Year Lesson #96: Celebrate What Is Important Again and Again

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We celebrate many things. Weddings, for example, are great times to get together with friends and family and enjoy two people committing their lives to each other. We celebrate accomplishments educationally with graduation ceremonies. We recognize promotions and certifications professionally. We belong to various organizations that celebrate in their own ways what they value as …

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Leap Year Lesson #93: It’s Easy to Get Behind, But You Can Recover

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It's easy to get behind. A little unexpected event here... another there... wanting to spend some extra time with family... feeling the need to rest a bit... taking on something else unexpectedly... and suddenly you look up and you're three days behind writing blog posts. Oops. Guilty as charged. Why does that happen? Do you …

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