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Turning a Blind Eye. Commercializing Space.  Ageless.  South Beach & Wynwood. It all started with an email to the Indianapolis Star and their five-month investigation into the mishandling of sexual abuse allegations by the national governing body USA Gymnastics.  After reading the piece, Rachel Denhollander, with the emotion that many of us can never understand, wrote… Continue reading Courage. Falcon Heavy. 36. Wedding Weekend.

The Blog.  Look Mom, No Hands.  Saudi Drivers.  Portugal’s Leap of Faith.  He Is Really Good. I have had inquiries from people I don’t know about how and why I started this weekly blog.  It is not very complicated as I like to challenge myself with things that are out of my comfort zone.  So… Continue reading Inspiration. Autonomous. Got My Driver’s License. Dope. Barco.

What We All Look Forward To As We Head Into 2018. For those of us still watching the NFL, an interesting playoff scenario. Can the Falcons win at Philadelphia? Tomorrow night’s College Football Championship Game.  Can the Dawgs take down Saban? A new tax plan – if our favorite CPA can figure it out. Getting… Continue reading It is a New Year.

I am ‘on Holiday’ for the next two Holiday weekends.  Here is to remembering and saluting some of the people we lost in 2017: First and foremost, our Veterans and our Armed Forces personnel. Don Rickles – he made fun of everyone all the time and everyone laughed. Gomer Pyle – a.k.a. Jim Nabors David… Continue reading A Year in Review.

Derivatives.  Grow Up.  Capturing the Fans $$.  Let’s Get the Silverware.  Franken This. Will someone a bit more intelligent than I (that is all of you) please enlighten me on the what, why, and how the bitcoin is now top of mind?  I read the words ‘cryptocurrency’ and ‘digital money’ and understand that a Chicago-based exchange… Continue reading Cryptocurrency. Heisman. Leveraging the Arena. ATL UTD. Scum.

28 Days to 2018. Really, we are in the last month of 2017.  How fast did this year go? The Russians and FIFA at it again…..Russia somehow drawn into the weakest group for World Cup 2018.  Yes, the host country is Russia. Capital punishment can get very political…which I stay away from….but, the guy who… Continue reading Short Takes for the 1st Sunday in December.

Money Talks But PPV Speaks Louder. I guess we take for granted watching live broadcasts of sporting events, especially college football.  In 1951, a mere 66-years ago, NBC broadcast the first live, nationwide coverage of a live sporting event.  That day it was a college football game between Duke and Pitt.  For perspective, there were… Continue reading No Longer the Status Quo.

Just My Take:  A List of Things We Really Should Be Thankful For….. Families, friends, associates, and partners Advantages provided by living in a democratic society Siri Tax cuts (whenever that may really happen) Beer Technology – because as much as we may complain about it – it could be tough to live without a… Continue reading November 23. Give Thanks.

Don’t Dare Take A Knee This Weekend (Or Ever).  Don’t Let the Swedes Ruin Next Summer.  Really Hope?  Saturday is for Football. After World War I ended, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day.  In 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a peace treaty was finally… Continue reading Honor. Viva Italia. Gameday Saturday. It’s Dark. Hans Solo.

Man Up.  Sophia.  Tata.  Way Too Long.  Good to Bad.  Take a Knee.  The Dark of the Sun. People working with people.  Business travel with a mix of women and men.  The pressure, anxiety, and sometimes isolation of being on the road away from home.  Management that provides for an atmosphere of bad behavior.  People… Continue reading Short Takes for the 1st Sunday in November.