Keep Your Eyes on the Horizon

Richard | July 21, 2010

I love to watch episodes of The West Wing from time to time and a recent episode had a great story in it. It is Sen. Stackhouse speaking to the President just before he drops out of the race: “He said a new pilot will fly into cloud cover. There’ll be no visibility. And they’ll [...]

FOCUS: Play Your Hand! (v3n1)

Richard | May 13, 2010

Selected Life Lesson
You cannot change the cards you’re dealt, but only how you play the hand.
-Jesse H’s life lesson from Bonner Springs, Kansas
Richard’s Thoughts…
I’ll go on record right now: I am a terrible poker player. I win a few hands, get excited, bet too much and then lose the house. Of course, I’ve never lost [...]

Permission to be Wrong

Richard | May 12, 2010

When was the last time you grabbed a coloring book and just colored outside the lines or when you finger painted nothing in particular. When was the last time you broke the rules and just did something you wanted to do? Can’t think of it?

How about the last time you flew a kite or rolled [...]

Everything is Not as it Seems

Richard | May 10, 2010

We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” (I wrote about not judging a book with my review of Man and Boy. Much has been made of the 140 character world of Twitter. (Feel free to find me @RichardDedor.)
Recently, I found this awesome image. It shows what goes on behind the [...]