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What A Young Man Should Know

“What should a young male of 21 know, and what should he be able to do? There are no conclusive answers to those questions, but they are certainly worth asking. A young man should know how this country is run … Continue reading

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You Mean He Just…

“You mean he just decided to ride his bike across the country by himself?”, my wife’s friend asked her recently. Well, not exactly. In fact, not even close. The idea of a cross-country bicycle trip had been with me since … Continue reading

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Be Flexible, Be Focused

Be flexible and  focused.  Words to live by. And yet, sometimes I don’t want to be flexible.  There are times when intuition provides an obvious answer, and being flexible is out of the equation. However, there’s a paradox:  When you … Continue reading

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