His Name is Tim but we Call him Muffin
Share this post and help spread the love! I didn’t have delayed intelligence the day I got this nickname. I should have but I didn’t. I don’t remember what I said first….…
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Donuts on Game Day: Don’t Get Sidelined Doing Something Stupid
Share this post and help spread the love! We were playing the Blackwell Bears, one of the biggest games the Kennesaw Generals 100 pound midget league football team would play that year. We…
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The 6th Grade Band Avalanche Caper
Share this post and help spread the love! I’m afraid it was my idea. I didn’t execute the idea but it was my idea. Oh, I helped flesh out the details and…
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Juanita’s First Cell Phone
Share this post and help spread the love! This is a story about our daughter Kelly — er — Juanita. Kelly is her real name but in the stories I call her Juanita…
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Bad Karaoke Gone Good: Leadership and Karaoke
Share this post and help spread the love! I know, I know. That’s a strange title but bear with me and I’ll try to make it worth your while to finish. First,…
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Things I Wish I’d Never Said
Share this post and help spread the love! “Words are the Most Powerful Thing in the Universe”1 You’ve done it, haven’t you? Said something hurtful during an argument that you regretted as…
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The Day I Met Mike “Stop” Cofer
Note: This blog was originally published on 9/21/2013. I’m adding the accompanying video and republishing today. It was April, 1981 about 5:00 in the afternoon when I was first introduced to Mike…
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Lost Your Way? Sometimes You Have to Backtrack.
I had some time before my meetings began yesterday so I took a walk before breakfast. I meant to walk 30, maybe 40 minutes but it ended up being almost 90 minutes. …
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“Put Me in Coach”
Me to Coach Dan Daniels, head coach of the 1972 Kennesaw Generals 100lb midget league football team: “Coach, can I go in long enough to score a touchdown?” He looked at me…
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At Home Shoe Repair
Early in my career we still wore suits every day. For me, that also meant that black-leather, well polished shoes were part of the ensemble. Where I work we haven’t worn suits…
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