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Sargent Schultz of the FBI

There was a sitcom in the 1960’s called “Hogan’s Heroes”.  It was set in a Nazi German POW camp.  Yes, I said sitcom and I said POW camp.  The show ran for 168 episodes and is a good reminder that there was a time when Americans were allowed to find

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Fixing the Brand

If you’ve read any of my stuff, you know by now that I’m a problem solver.  If I see something that’s broken, I can’t help but fix it.  Here’s an example. I was riding my bike listening to a rerun of American Top 40.  I heard a song by Naked

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Bare Feet and Bubbles

For as long as I can remember, I haven’t liked going barefoot.  I don’t know the reason, but I always have something on my feet, even in my house.  It can’t be just socks either.  I’m nearly always wearing shoes, boots or slippers.  I’m more comfortable that way.  The consequence

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The Taste of Racism

We all have images that we immediately see in our mind’s eye when we think of something.  When I think of racism, the image that I see in my mind is of a young Geordi La Forge bound in chains.   The sound I hear is the screams of a slave

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Tool Time

Years ago, I had travelled to California for a two-day meeting.  When I got there, I realized I had forgotten a pen, so I borrowed one from the receptionist.  There was nothing special about the pen.  It was just one of those cheap, crappy pens that every office has. That

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