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June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Shattered Expectations in the Middle East

        This post is coming to you from the Middle East.  I am helping lead a trip of 30 James Madison University students […]
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June 12, 2015
June 12, 2015

10 Things to do the day you leave for vacation

I leave in a day for the Middle East (don’t worry mom and dad, someone is living at my house while I’m gone-they said never to […]
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June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015

What will you forget to do before vacation?

  Have you ever gone on vacation and as you arrive wondered if you had locked your door?  Or even if you had closed the door?  I […]
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May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015

The harm that American Idol has done to young people

  “My friends tell me I’m good!” “I’m always singing for my family.” “My mom tells me I could be the next American Idol.”   Well, […]
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May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015

5 reasons American Idol is 100x better than The Voice

Don’t get me started about American Idol (AI) versus The Voice.  Can you name one artist from The Voice?  Me neither.  Can you name one hit […]
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May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015

What American Idol can teach us about our own life

American Idol (AI) is one of my favorite shows of all time.  I love it.  This brings me lots of grief from my friends.  Taunting.  Rolled […]
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April 29, 2015
April 29, 2015

Is there life after college? Advice for grads Part 4

New talk Bob Mitchell’s farewell address at the 1990 All Staff conference is LIVE. Check out the first 3 “Top 7” bits of advice for entering […]
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April 23, 2015
April 23, 2015

Is there life after college? More life tips/tricks for grads…

Welcome to Part 3 of “Is there life after college?”  More tips for grads.  The first list is here and the second is here.  There is another […]
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April 20, 2015
April 20, 2015

Some videos to start your Monday right.

In honor of today’s date, I decided to send some comic relief.  I took the above pic.  It’s of a restaurant here in town that was […]
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April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015

Why do I feel much better about myself when I drive a cool car?

This was my car for the weekend.  It’s a Nissan GTR with the nickname “Godzilla” because it devours other exotic cars.  It’s one of the fastest […]
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