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Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – Faux Addictions

My mother was a Towelholic. I never understood her addiction, but it almost seemed like the response of a depression era kid growing up without some of the “luxuries” she enjoyed later in her life. One of the surprises we learned only after we had left home to face our own fears and addictions was that these prize possessions were kept in a chest-of-drawers in a spare bedroom. It was not just a surprise that… Read More »Off the Grid: Not Necessarily HR – Faux Addictions

Declaring and Maintaining Freedom

(On vacation this week. This article reposted from July 4, 2012) On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and voted to legally separate the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain. In today’s world, the news would have been tweeted around the world in seconds, but for those days taking an additional two days to prepare the formal announcement was actually something like traveling at light speed. As a student of history, it… Read More »Declaring and Maintaining Freedom