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I was walking this morning with my big, floppy golden retriever named Copper and I realized that there is something that we as humans can learn from our furry friends. They take life just as it comes. They don’t worry about all of the little things that might happen in life. Besides, many of the things that we fear are going to happen just don’t seem to ever materialize. If they did there would be a ton of people that would never fly or drive. Copper lives entirely in the present.  Read more...

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As some of you may know I really enjoying walking for exercise. I used to bike a lot, but my back fought that immensely and now I walk. Our block here in Wisconsin is exactly 1 mile around so I can do 3 or 4 or 5 laps with not really going anywhere. In the back of our neighborhood there are some trails cut into some of the fields. These trails meander along some wetlands which border a river and some of the trail hugs some of the farm fields. This time of year the trees are an explosion of color, which makes the walk very enjoyable. Lately I have been including these trails as part of my walk.  Read more...

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At first when I made the decision to add fuel to my awesome wife’s passion I really wasn’t sure what I was getting into. I knew what social meant, and I knew what media  meant, but I had NO clue what they meant together. I had heard web 2.0 passed around like the latest slang word, but I had spent 20 plus years in the corporate world so I didn’t have the company intranet to find the meaning(which was probably a good thing). In some ways I did feel behind the times, even a bit lost. Well, my wife made me realize that true entrepreneurs have been where I am and just grabbed the bull by the horns and just started trying things. Exactly,  if you don’t try anything you will never find anything that works or doesn’t work.  Read more...

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