Back when I was in high school so many decades ago, my favorite teacher was Mr. Christie, the hippie history teacher with the long beard. He was cool, he was smart, and he kind of looked like John Lennon with his wire frame glasses. This was smack dab in the middle of the Watergate era …
Some of you might not know that the recent Tom Hanks movie, A Man Called Otto, is based on the bestselling book, A Man Called Ove, written by Swedish author Fredrik Backman. So, in advance of seeing the movie, I decided to read the book. You might be surprised that a book about a penny-pinching, …
One of the magical qualities of books is the ability to transport you to another world, another time and another place. No matter the stresses of your life, a book means you are about to enter an entirely new realm — a place of escape, of entertainment and of learning. This is why I am …
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Brands come in all shapes, sizes, colors and flavors. Just like people. Some are funny. Some are wise. Some are innovative. Some smell good. And some are really special. With brand stories that can be quite fascinating. If you’ve watched 2019’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks as the inimitable Fred Rogers, you’ve seen …
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