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The first time you come home after your dog dies is a hard moment. I never knew exactly how old Bentley was. I rescued him. Not from a shelter but from some people who obviously didn’t treat him [...]

How long has it been since you asked for something new? Growing up an Iowa farm boy, snow cones were a cold treat you enjoyed at the county fair. They described them as snow yet reality was the [...]

I live at a place called Buffalo Springs Lake. Part of Yellow House Canyon, it’s a topographical aberration in the endless miles of flatness that is the South Plains of Texas. My backyard is [...]

We’ve all likely endured a bad one in our careers. But what makes a good manager? While I’ve been self-employed most of my life, in those seasons where I worked for a company Denise Birling was [...]