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By Way of Disclosure: One of my children was awarded the Hope Scholarship which covered some of an education begun in a private college and concluded in a public university. Another of my children was awarded the Hope Scholarship for one semester of four. All other college tuition, books and fees were covered by a combination of other scholarships, our investment returns and our savings. This may become...
Batman got pulled over for bogus license plates on the Batmobile last week. Or so it seems. “Batman” is 48-year old Lenny B. (for Batman) Robinson who dons cape and costume to visit children’s hospitals in the Montgomery County, MD. Having earned a fortune the old fashioned way (read: “didn’t win the lottery”), he decided to put his riches to good use. While driving on Highway 29 Batman...
In 1516, Sir Thomas More published a short book entitled, Utopia, on which titular island lived a society of complete religious, social and political perfection. The word has come to mean “an ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.” Interestingly, utopia comes from two Greek words ou (not) and topos (place). In other words utopia means “nowhere.” It does not exist. What dysfunctional is...
Last fall a friend of mine, Jay Sanders (who you should be reading, by the way) sent me a message that he had tickets to a pre-screening of Blue Like Jazz, the Don Miller written, Steve Taylor directed film, based on Miller’s book of the same name. In the providence of God Jay had to go back home and bale hay or something, so my wife and I...
Before she became a writer, Susan Cain practiced corporate law for seven years, representing clients like Goldman Sachs and General Electric. In her negotiation consultancy, Susan’s clients have included Merrill Lynch, Shearman & Sterling, One Hundred Women in Hedge Funds, and many more. She went to Princeton University and Harvard Law School. In her book, Quiet, she notes that at least one-third of the people we know are...
