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18…the big one-eight

I used to joke that when someone turned 18, the best privilege was that they were able to buy lottery tickets. Now, I realize there is much more going on.

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A Sad Day

Last weekend, I was asked to take down the “Thomas table” from my son’s room.  When he was 4, I built him a table that was hinged to the wall

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What a Gift

For Father’s Day, I received a great gift from my son, Fischer.  He made me a wallet out of duct tape.  It had 5 slots for my cards and money. 

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Life

Out in the field

“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” – Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It For the next 5 days, I will be spending

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The Bird

When I was 10, a bird flew into the sliding glass door next our dining room, as my family and I were eating dinner. As we ran to see what

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The Cleanse

3 weeks ago, I started a cleanse.  It wasn’t a diet.  It wasn’t a weight loss program.  What it was: a detoxifying of my insides and a re-adjustment of my

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Starting a Business?

One of the greatest tools I’ve found for the Small Business Entrepreneur is CalGOLD.  After a few clicks, a user can figure out every permit and license that is needed

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Why I am not a Litigator

How long does a lawsuit take?  Consider the March 1989 crash of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker, which sent 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of

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