I’m sure the news of Dick Clark’s passing yesterday brought back many memories for a lot of people. There are many younger people who only know Dick Clark as the host of New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, or maybe they’ve seen Dick Clark Productions named in the credits of game shows or award shows. But, before Times Square, before the [...]
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Thank you Thursday
April 19, 2012Thank you Thursday
March 1, 2012Nostalgia. People just need to get over it. Move on. Those words were spoken in a meeting today, as someone was reacting to a recent conversation he had with some folks. It got me thinking about whether or not nostalgia is a good thing or a bad thing. Then, I heard the news. Davy Jones died. [...]
Thank you Thursday
February 16, 2012Every day, I DVR The Ellen Show. In the evening, I catch up as time allows. Last night, I watched Monday’s show with guest Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer was wearing a black skirt with the word L-O-V-E across the front. Ellen commented that it is good for the universe to wear clothes with positive words like that. She asked [...]
Sunday Service – Gift of music
February 12, 2012Do you have an old, gently used musical instrument, perhaps tucked away in the attic or a closet? Do you recall learning how to play the flute or violin or piano as a child? Sure, those lessons could be tedious, but remember that first recital, that first concert, that first round of applause? Bravo! The opportunity to learn [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
December 27, 2011One of the challenges after we moved away from our extended family in New Jersey was figuring out what to do on holidays in the absence of the large family gatherings we were used to. Over the years, we adopted the practice of seeing a new movie on Christmas afternoon. This year hubby and I went to see “We Bought [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
September 27, 2011I went to see Moneyball on Sunday, Brad Pitt‘s newest movie. It’s a well-acted, interesting (though slow-moving) story of how Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane (Pitt) used statistical analysis to put players on the field who could get on base and score runs. This was counter to the usual goal of going after the [...]
Newslink: Leadership
June 3, 2011The Angel and The Monster Well, I for one would never have thought to put Lady Gaga and Mother Teresa side by side in an article about leadership. Fortunately, someone else did. Click HERE to read the Shumpeter post, published yesterday in The Economist. Newslink: Leadership features articles about the development and practice of leadership skills in [...]
Sunday Service – Enzian Theater
January 23, 2011When I was in Salt Lake City last week, the Sundance Film Festival was beginning in nearby Park City, Utah. The festival is hosted annually by the Sundance Institute, founded in 1981 by Robert Redford to “create an environment designed to foster independence, discovery, and new voices in American film.” Today, the institute’s mission continues through support of independent [...]
Who’s the Boss? Teacher? Leader?
October 13, 2010Remember Tony Danza? He is probably best known for his roles on Taxi and Who’s The Boss. His recent appearance on Oprah, however, was about his dream job, at which he has been working for the last year; high school English teacher. Danza originally went to college to be a teacher. To help pay his way, he was [...]
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