Each month I update the list of the top 10 most visited posts since this blog began in 2011. During the past month, we saw a little reshuffling among the 8-10 slots on the list, but no new additions to the top 10. Rising on the list this past month was What I Appreciate Most in …
Sweet Lorraine and Our Need for Positive News
Many of you saw in the news or spreading through social media this past week the touching story of 96-year-old Fred Stobaugh and the song lyrics he wrote for a contest in memory of Lorraine, his recently deceased wife of 72 years. The inspiring story came as a result of a song contest held by …
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Christian Songs and Inadequate Lyrics
I'm going to gripe for a few minutes, so bear with me... Normally, I prefer listening to Christian radio stations when I drive. I find it generally uplifting and better food for the soul than the alternative on other stations. Most of the pre-sets on my radio point to Christian stations and if one of …
A Hammer, Bad Service, and a Nail
I'm currently reading the 10th anniversary edition of The Cluetrain Manifesto. The first edition came out in 2000, so even this edition is a few years old. For those unfamiliar, it is a classic book that had its genesis in 95 theses posted in 1999 at http://www.cluetrain.com - a site largely kept as it was then …
You Have To Let Some Things Go
Sometimes it isn't until a little time passes before we realize we have learned something. In this case, I realized today that my vacation last week has taught me something I needed to learn (again). It isn't a new lesson. it isn't profound. But to a task-oriented person like myself, it is a much needed …
