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 Consistently Excellent
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted June 23, 2021

Consistently Excellent

There’s an old country saying, “Even a blind dog can find his way to the smokehouse once in a while.” The idea being anyone can stumble accidentally into occasional success. But what does it take [...]

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 A Kind Silence
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted May 11, 2021

A Kind Silence

We can extend kindness to people by what we say. Yet we can also extend kindness by what we don’t say. It is the grace of silence. When I was in junior high, my Dad decided he wanted to add a big [...]

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 Bringing Something To The Table
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted March 27, 2021

Bringing Something To The Table

What talents and abilities has God blessed you with? What is that “thing you do” that brings value to the people around you? I so enjoy being around little kids who want to “help”. I put “help” [...]

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 A Rather Nice Likeness
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted March 16, 2021

A Rather Nice Likeness

Before coming to Texas I lived 14 years in the East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to my full-time day job, I had one of those “full-time/part-time” jobs working for the Phoenix Suns. A [...]

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 Stuck
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By Todd Thompson
In God Stuff, People Stuff
Posted March 10, 2021

Stuck

My nephew J.D. Thompson is a teacher. Since graduating from West Texas A&M years ago, he’s taken his friendly “big as Texas” personality to Taiwan, Indonesia, and now Malaysia where he [...]

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 Smart Enough To Know What You’re Dumb At
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted February 6, 2021

Smart Enough To Know What You’re Dumb At

Jack Bailey was a freshman when I met him. A student in my Bible class, he always turned his work in on time. He was a fine student. But my, oh my…that boy had the messiest, sloppiest handwriting [...]

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 Road Runners and Rattlesnakes
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted January 15, 2021

Road Runners and Rattlesnakes

I don’t know what I expected to see when I looked out my living room window. But a Road Runner standing on the roof of my car wasn’t on the list of possibles. I like Road Runners. They are quirky [...]

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 Newspaper Clipping
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted December 30, 2020

Newspaper Clipping

I found the old and yellowed newspaper clipping while going through a suitcase of memorabilia belonging to my Grandparents. From sometime around 1940 the bold print heading reads, “Lagerquist, [...]

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 Club Chair Conversations
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted December 4, 2020

Club Chair Conversations

At the coffee shop, we face one another. I wish the conversation was as comfortable as the leather club chairs we are sitting in. Stacy is a mentor. One of my “inner circle” of trusted friends [...]

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 Fill In The Blank
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By Todd Thompson
In People Stuff
Posted August 25, 2019

Fill In The Blank

Ever wonder why people are the way they are? The first assignment I give my students each year is “Help Me Get To Know You”. It’s a short list of questions. Among them, when’s your birthday? [...]

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