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Mrs B and the Mohawk Carpet
Dear Friends, Before women entrepreneurs were a thing, there was Mrs B. In 1937, Mrs B started the Nebraska Furniture Mart with $500 in cash. In 1983…
Mar 6, 2023
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February 2023
Marcus Aurelius and the Reed Pen
Dear Friends, Ever have one of those phone calls? The type where you need to get what you want from a large bureaucratic organization. And what you want…
Feb 21, 2023
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Wade Davis and the Voodoo Temple
Dear Friends, I got a flat tire last week. It was my fault because I take curves as if I’m being chased by James Bond goons. My rear tire caught the…
Feb 13, 2023
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January 2023
Stefanie Spera and the Early Termination
Dear Friends, The recent wave of layoffs in the tech industry came as a shock to many. Not just to those who were affected, but to those who viewed big…
Jan 30, 2023
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The Random Parent and the Buttered Dog
Dear Friends, I usually write about a specific person, but today I'm going to write about a category of people: Parents. Choose a random person walking…
Jan 23, 2023
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Richard K. Bernstein and the Horse Needle
Dear Friends, When I was 12, I loved the Indiana Jones and Star Wars movies. I loved the impossible situations, like the escape from the trash…
Jan 16, 2023
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Courtney Dauwalter and the Pain Cave
Dear Friends, I'm an absolutely terrible runner. The moment I start, my mind starts racing. I cover such irresistible topics as next year's tax return…
Jan 9, 2023
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Kate Bowler and the Rogue Limbs
Dear Friends, Kate Bowler was not yet a Divinity professor when her arms stopped working. She was a mere grad student working on her dissertation. I…
Jan 2, 2023
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December 2022
Mike Birbiglia and the Lucky Droplet
Dear Friends, When comedian Mike Birbiglia went home during his first year of college over the holiday break, he noticed a drop of blood in his pee. He…
Dec 26, 2022
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Florence Nightingale and the 25 Year Fever
Dear Friends, Sometimes life switches from easy mode to hard mode. For most people, this switch from easy to hard is unexpected and unwanted. They're…
Dec 21, 2022
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