Strong to the finish

…cause I eats me spinach… Whenever our friend Popeye got into trouble, sometimes seemingly at death’s door, he would always eat his spinach and live (and love) to fight another day. He almost always had it on him, ready for the moment, but in times of extreme duress, others answered the call, providing it just [...]

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“Street Cred”

“Wall Street has a credibility problem.”. So says CNBC.com. Thanks for that news flash, although it understates the obvious and what we all are likely thinking and feeling these days. “The Street” has no “Street Cred”, it seems. Mean what you say; say what you mean. Why is that so hard in 21st century society? [...]

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The Square Root of N

My son, ever one of increasing amounts of insight and wisdom, expressed a thought to me earlier today: “hey, Dad, did you know that Bingham without the N spells BIG HAM?”. Touché. What is someone supposed to say to that? Truth be told, I plead guilty as charged, and I am proud to say that [...]

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Six degrees

A certain young man is currently attending basketball camp on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University. He is staying in a dormitory named Warlick Hall. The young man’s given name is Alexander. There are six degrees of separation, at the most, and multiple degrees of “interconnectedness”, to say the least, between young Alexander and Mr. [...]

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Great partners in history: Backwardation and Contango

There are great partnerships in the history of modern society, “Dynamic Duos”, nonetheless. Let’s name but a few of these great pairings: Batman and Robin, of course. Electra Woman and Dyna Girl: remember them, Sid and Mary Croft fans? Oops, there goes another duo, syndicated TV style. Daryl Hall and John Oats. The Green Hornet [...]

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Ocean’s 13?

There is a story, three stories actually, about a man named Danny Ocean: charismatic leader, good friend, and crook. Danny had an entourage of compatriots, and that entourage grew as the storyline continued, first eleven, then twelve, and finally totaling out at thirteen. Ocean is more than just a name. An ocean is a body [...]

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Beach-combing

Beach combing. It is a lost art, in this era of digital entertainment, marathon shopping, and amusement parks. I have been amazed on the recently completed trip to see how many “attractions” are built on the way to or even on sight at natural beauty destination spots like the ocean shore. Or is it a [...]

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What if?

I heard this song on the radio during the drive and drop to school and work yesterday. Great lyric vault moment reminder of the blessings from one another, and the realization of this world’s shortcomings, as our friends and neighbors recover from loss: We pray for blessings We pray for peace Comfort for family, protection [...]

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B

Great goal for a lifetime: B-Complex. Not complicated. Not complaining. Not cantankerous. Not critical. Complex. B it. It’s energizing.

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“Go Figure”

I recently noticed an app on Facebook called “my top fans”, or “my top Facebook stalkers”, and noticed that my son had been tagged as a top fan of a girl.   Humm. Intrigued, I thought “I wonder who my top followers are?”.    So, maybe against my better judgement, I ran the application, but did not [...]

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