Remembering Jason Slama

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On January 18th one of my high school classmates passed away.  You can read Jason’s obituary here: http://obituaries.mankatofreepress.com/obituary/jason-slama-1971-2019-1072290048?fbclid=IwAR2K4ELNRef8g4WRHrkZdylfqTpWyASRYm2rAPey5O_pHZjvYsNXp4pIqNA As some of you already know, my school consolidated with another school the summer before my senior year.  Because of that I only went to school with Jason for one year.   But I did have a couple of classes with him and got… Read more »

Ditch Your Resolutions Day

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Today is Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions personally.  But a lot of folks do.  While well intended, most resolutions are far too lofty to ever be successful. If you haven’t worked out in 3 years but resolve to start going to the gym every day there’s almost a 100% chance you will fail…. Read more »

Do as I Say

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A couple of days ago I had a chat with a younger relative.  I don’t recall exactly how it came up, but I told him that it’s important to talk to and listen to people who you don’t think you agree with.  He looked at me like I’d grown a second head.  Thankfully, he then asked “Why??” which allowed me… Read more »