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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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“Act Like You’ve Been There Before!”

Team sports hold so many important lessons.  At face value, the collective objectives are crystal clear.  Score points.  Play defense.  Win.  The results are not open to interpretation.  But there are different ways to go about achieving the desired results. …

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“I Should Have Fired Him Three Months Ago!”

Though you may not have done anything, will that be a consolation when she’s gone?  –Billy Joel Several years ago, my friend worked for a small technology firm in the internet advertising space.  It was a great company with a…

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You Just Have to Make it to Breakfast!

It takes a special kind of person to make it through the Navy Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEAL (BUD/S) Training.  This 24-week grind at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, CA challenges aspiring SEALs with perhaps the hardest physical and mental…

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