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  • It Takes Two to Tango

    Ouch! You're stepping on my toes! Sorry, but what do you expect? I'm not a professional dancer! Quit it! What? You got to go right! I'm going right! Not your right, my right. OK, I'm done dancing!This is not a scene from Dirty Dancing or Footloose. It's a painful memory from early on in our

  • That Guy

    Have you ever heard your boss tell stories of the past about someone known as "that guy" who made an impact in his career? As I come to the end of my 30-year Air Force career, I often reflect back on the years and ask myself ... what made my career successful? Words like integrity, hard-work and

  • Customs and courtesies set the stage for success

    In first grade, I met the cutest, smartest girl in the world. Later that evening at dinner, I had to mention how wonderful she was to my Dad and I asked him how I could find out if she liked me. He told me it was a "custom" for a young man to give a girl something special to show her that he was

  • Lookout! Snakes are out

    If you don't think a rattlesnake bite is serious or even deadly, think again. A friend's wife told me that her husband had been bitten by a rattlesnake. My friend is a hunting dog trainer and during a field trial, a fellow trainer told him that there was a snake in the area. The other trainer had

  • The next big thing

    It's the greatest weight loss product since ephedra, the best device since the iPhone, the newest revolutionary gas saver, the best home gym ever produced or the fastest production car in the last 30 years; media and advertisement abound with "the next big thing." It's all very much how western