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Book Review: The Like Switch

by John June 5, 2017

This is another great book. It can be used in business. And it could be good summer read with some foreign intrigue. But it is not hot and steamy. Hey, the authors are two PhD’s. Who should read The Like Switch? Anyone who works in business especially sales or network marketing. Single people looking to […]

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Book Review: Subtle Art of Not Giving A F#(k

by John May 30, 2017

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F#ck by Mark Manson is really worth your time. Who should read it: Anyone on social media; it really might make you stop and think before you hit send. Anyone dealing with the public. High school and college kids who, through inexperience, can be over dramatic like boycotting […]

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Is Trump Mental Health Social Media No-No?

by John May 17, 2017

I recently posted a story making the case that Trump might have dementia. A good friend and colleague, Walter Behr, responded: Very surprised John. When I first read this, I thought I was on the line at the grocery store. This is very “National Inquirer”. News Organizations and people acting as news organizations need to […]

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Trump Skits Just Not As Funny Anymore

by John May 15, 2017

Laughing at Trump is getting more difficult. I find myself more quiet and somber during Saturday Night Live political skits. SNL wraps up this season this week with skyrocket ratings. Maybe the summer hiatus will be good for all of us. There are a couple of reasons for this lack of laughs. First, creating live […]

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Book Review: Code of the Extraordinary Mind

by John May 10, 2017

All Americans should read The Code of The Extraordinary Mind. Whether you are in the midst of your career, facing or past retirement, or you are in high school or college, this is a must. Vishen Lakhiani offers a formula – really a way of life and thinking — for people trying to succeed and […]

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Tuesday Night Massacre or Not?

by John May 10, 2017

For the record: It was me. I said it first. I want credit for saying “Tuesday Night Massacre” before anyone else. That’s right, my Watergate memory banks pulled this gem before anyone on cable news could, but they stole it from me moments later. OK, I didn’t post it right away. I just blurted it […]

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Nice Face! What Do You Feed it?

by John April 24, 2017

Here’s my latest selfie. So what is happening with my face? Multiple choice: I’m preparing for a permanent role as the lead in Phantom of the Opera. I entered a French fry bobbing contest. I am undergoing a pre-skin cancer prevention treatment. The answer is, of course, 3. When my college buddy Steve Quish sees […]

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Gatsby Returns as Old, Tired, Confused Dad

by John April 24, 2017

I thought I had said my final good byes to Gatsby. You see, since my “younger and more vulnerable” college days, and decades later, I was obsessed with F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. This American literary monument to the lure and irony of the American Dream enveloped me through the 1990s, our version of […]

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Finding Blog Order

by John April 22, 2017

So I am looking for some order here. You may think I am looking into a camera lens, but I am trying to sort out all that we do here. And we have found the formula. This site — Informed Not Inflamed — will strictly be for news, along with media, political and economic analysis/commentary. […]

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