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“You Might Be the Worst of the Worst”

No matter how bad things are at any one moment, no moment lasts.  Time moves on, and so must we. — Kris Kristofferson On December 26th, just about every year, The Clark Family packs up the family wagon and makes…

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Assume Good Intentions

The Clark Family snuck away last week for a short, impromptu vacation to Wrightsville Beach, NC.  As the revised mask mandates loomed up North, and our resiliency reservoirs were running low, the beach would be the perfect respite to restore…

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What Flavor Are the Cupcakes?

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners. –Jimmy Stewart Coaching youth sports has been one of the most satisfying endeavors of my life.  And over the years, I have taken away more life lessons than I could possibly…

Adversity Perspective

Plunged Into Darkness

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” –Sir Francis Bacon I had made this trip a thousand times before without incident.  Punch the button for my ticket.  Sit patiently as the machine spits…

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Sympathy for the (Drunken) Devil

You can’t argue with stupidity. –John Cougar Melloncamp In the Spring of 1989, the college parties on campus and off-campus were in full blossom.  On one particular night, our fraternity road-tripped over to Chapel Hill, NC for a mixer with…

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Pop Goes the ACL

Sports can teach us so many valuable life lessons and play a central role in developing character and work ethic.  And few things give me greater pleasure than watching my own children participate in athletics.  Win or lose, no matter…

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That Idiot Waiting in Line for Gas Might Be You

By now, we have all heard about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the cascading repercussions of shutdowns and gas shortages up and down the East Coast.  In an effort driven purely by greed, now-defunct criminal enterprise Darkside effectively disrupted…

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The Art of Loving Something More Than Yourself

In the Spring of 1985, I was a sophomore at Georgetown Preparatory High School, when the school announced they would be fielding their first lacrosse team.  At the time, many of us had never even heard of the sport, much…

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The Curious Case of Dudley Goar

In the Fall of 1989, I embarked on a glorious adventure to spend my Junior Year first semester “studying” in London.  My friend, Mike Kubik, and I arrived as a couple of Ugly Americans, ready to soak in the sights…

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A Raging Lunatic on the Train Platform

Fifteen years ago, I was on the business treadmill, traveling constantly and racking up a hundred plus nights a year on the road. At the time, I was living in Washington, DC but working for a company headquartered in Conshohocken,…

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