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News Fit for a Monday

August 9, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Dog Eats Man. In a story that makes us all feel extra special about the bond between man and dog, a Jack Russell terrier in Michigan saved his owner’s life by gnawing off the guy’s big toe. The toe was infected and about to become gangrenous; and dogs are known to sense substances like cancer […]

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How to Develop Patience & Why It Matters

July 26, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Patience is the capacity for waiting—an admirable quality that helps us tolerate the gap between what we have and what we want without becoming upset. The word patience originated from Latin, from pati, which means to endure, bear or suffer. People these days don’t study dead languages like Latin; they’re too busy and don’t have […]

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Why People Procrastinate

July 14, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Years ago a friend of mine was struggling to deal with his son’s insistence on procrastinating about seemingly everything that mattered to the father. Putting things off that we can or should do is a situational malady almost all of us experience at one time or another. There are five reasons for procrastination. Here they […]

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July 9th

July 9, 2010 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

To say I was a reluctant father would be accurate. I have lacked ambition for many things in life, and back in the late 1980s changing a diaper was one of them. I was often quite blunt about it; I boasted to beer buddies that I wanted my headstone to read, “Here lies Ted. Never […]

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Why Larry King Will Be Hard to Replace

July 1, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Caught in the undertow of CNN’s corporate confusion, venerable talk show host Larry King decided this week to step aside. After a record-setting 25 years in the same prime-time slot, King announced on the air Tuesday night that he will end his show this fall. This is a major loss for TV viewers, especially sales […]

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How to Stay Happy When Others Aren’t

June 25, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

With less than half of Americans happy at work, and millions more wishing they had a similar problem because they lack a job to complain about, it’s easier than ever to be surrounded by grumps. Just because others grouse does not mean that we should. Our outlooks and attitudes are conclusions we draw. They are […]

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Why People Procrastinate

June 18, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

This past Saturday afternoon I took my visiting nephew to the stables at our local race track to see my two horses. My trainer is a 64-year-old cowboy, a crusty hardboot, and was a bit gruff when we stopped and said hello. I didn’t think much of it; I’ve known him for years and sometimes […]

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Monday’s Lighter Side of the News

June 14, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As the new week dawns, here’s a sampling of who we’re competing against: British tennis pro Robert Dee, feeling humiliated at being called the “world’s worst tennis pro” by London’s Daily Telegraph (and other news organizations) sued the newspaper for libel. After studying Dee’s pro record and taking testimony, the judge tossed out the lawsuit. […]

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The Daily Dozen

June 9, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I received an electronic note yesterday from a fellow I worked with more than a decade ago. Ours is a professional relationship rather than a personal one, so what he wrote really hit home. He recalled something I taught in a seminar perhaps fifteen years ago. It hit home with him and he embraced it. […]

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How to Impress A Stranger at a Cocktail Party

June 5, 2010 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Fake intellect is fun, especially at a social mixer. Whenever you want to make a great impression, matter-of-factly rattle off the history behind the name of each weekday and explain the origin of months. Close with an obtuse segue to the reason four percent of men dress funny. Here’s what you need to know: Days […]

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