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Everybody Love Everybody!

E.L.E. –Jackie Moon I’ll just come out and say it.  We never really got along with our next door neighbors.  No, not The Quinns. C’mon.  We love them, of course!  The ones on the other side.  It’s hard to pinpoint…

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“This Dude Was NOT Wearing a Costume!”

In the go-go days of the internet at the turn of the millennium, I worked for DoubleClick, a pioneering internet advertising company based in New York City. Fun, sometimes irreverent, and always entertaining, DoubleClick had many time-honored traditions.  But none…

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Don’t Yell at the Burrito Delivery Guy!

A recent conversation recounting the number of odd jobs we all worked in college sparked a trip down memory lane. These cash-only, under-the-table jobs were a rite of passage and a source of great pride and amusement in retrospect.  Bouncer….

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“Would You Like to Join Our Table?”

The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important. –Simon Sinek My parents are both in their 90s and, until very recently, lived on their own in a large farm house up in New…

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Are You Left-Handed or Right-Handed?

I had the great pleasure of playing in my high school alumni golf tournament this past weekend with my son, another buddy, and his son.  Nothing quite like it.  But as we stepped up to the tee box and started…

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“You Can’t Hurt Me, Fool!”

College GameDay made its way to Boone, North Carolina this past weekend!  The iconic pre-game college football program is typically broadcast from the campus of the team hosting a featured game being played that day.  And Saturday, the show was…

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“There is No Way Dave Is Gone!”

  Legends die hard.  Are they ever truly gone? –Marcus Aurelius How long does it take to make a lasting impression?  One that stays with us forever and transforms lives.  Years of consistent strength?  Decades of high achievement?  A lifetime…

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The Glorious Possibility of a Fireball Shot!

In golf, as in life, it is important to have goals.  Some may strive for a certain number of pars during a round.  Some may strive to break an aggregate score (100?  90?  80?).  Some may just want to win…

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“What a Bunch of Alcoholics!”

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate. -W. H. Auden Legend has it that Iceland got its name from the early Norse settlers who stumbled upon this majestic green landscape.  The settlers…

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye…

Sometimes you want go where everybody knows your name.  And they’re always glad you came. —Theme Song from Cheers Over twenty years ago, my wife and I had the adventure of our lives on the West Coast in Santa Monica,…

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