1 min read National/International Politics
*Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. * -Albert Einstein *The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. * -Albert Einstein Just finished reading the President’s speech from last night. The above seems the only appropriate response. How many times has he given that speech now? See you all again this time next year?
1 min read Uncategorized
“You’re being unrealistic,” they said. “I don’t like the current reality,” he replied, “so I’m okay with that.”
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
2 min read BooksClick to buy from Amazon Sub-titled “The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions,” this is a great, fast read. It chronicles the story of the so-called MIT Blackjack Team, a group of whiz kids who, with funding from anonymous backers, spent several years working as a card-counting team at casinos around the country. Blackjack, it turns out, is one casino game that is statistically beatable.
A Hidden Wholeness by Parker Palmer
2 min read BooksClick to buy from Amazon Parker Palmer is an educator, speaker and researcher who has spent most of his adult life thinking about community. His latest work begins with a discussion of the necessity of individuals living lives of integrity, of being true to your inner self. He contends (and I agree) that there is a price to be paid for living a divided life, a life without integrity of purpose.
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
1 min read BooksClick to buy from Amazon Keith Ferrazzi has been writing a column for Fast Company Magazine, sharing his networking secrets. A master networker who counts Bill Clinton, Jack Valenti and countless other powerful people as members of his network, has some good tidbits to share. I meet a lot of people in business who believe that networking is about finding people who can do things for you - finding sales targets.
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 Just a thought... If you're a community trying to boost your tourist traffic, perhaps a banner advertising hazardous waste collection, complete with skull-and-crossbones, isn't the best thing to hang over your trendy downtown.
1 min read Photography · Rural Issues
 Near Hixton, WI
1 min read Photography · Rural Issues
 Near Hixton, WI
1 min read Photography · Rural Issues
 Plover, WI
1 min read Photography · Rural Issues
 Near Menomonie, WI
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