āThat went well! Letās do it again soon.ā My friend and I congratulated ourselves and hung up the phone. Greg and I…
āI do think it’s my job to be there and I do think that I need to model the behavior that I…
We were in one of those finish-everything-before-the-holidays meetings, pussyfooting about an accusation someone had made. Suddenly a colleague confessed, āMy hands are…
āI love working the polls!ā a friend told me recently. āIt strengthens my trust in the whole process. And itās fun getting…
āGuess what?!ā A 12-year-old Pittsburgh school boy spoke excitedly with his teacher one morning last fall. āMy mommy and daddy were having…
This is my first Fatherā Day without a father. My dad passed away about a month ago and, through tears, Iām reflecting…
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