Archive for August 2013
Killer’s Art by Mari Jungstedt — A Review by John J. Hohn
Egon Wallin, a successful art gallery owner, slips away from his wife and home in the wee small hours of the morning. The day had finally arrived on which his life would change. This irrevocable decision had been a long time coming, author Mari Jungstedt writes in an opening chapter of Killer’s Art. Wallin, however,…
Read MoreWilson Learning, My Career Crash Lands Safely in Larry Wilson’s Company
#larrywilson @wilsonlearning #counselorselling #saletraining Larry Wilson, the founder of Wilson Learning Corporation, died last April. (2013( Word did not reach me until a few weeks ago, however. I wondered in recent years whatever became of him. He was not on Facebook. When I googled, I found that there hundreds with his name, but none with…
Read MoreQuizmaster: The Life and Times and Fun and Games of Bill Cullen, by Adam Nedeff — Reviewed
#billcullen #beattheclock #what’smyline #quizshow #gameshows Media legend Bill Cullen never had a bad day in his life. It’s true that he was afflicted with polio in his youth – a disease that left him with a pronounced limp. It’s true that his first marriage – to a woman his mother chose for him – failed…
Read MoreNatural Parent’s Support Critical to Stepparent Success in Blending a Family.
#stepparent #stepparenting #stepchildren #blendingfamilies My stepson Matt, his wife Kristina and her two children spent the Fourth of July weekend with us in the mountains, and I was reminded again of how fortunate I am as a husband and a stepparent. I gained a son when Melinda and I married in 1986. She, as the…
Read MoreTechnology Dominates Modern Life and Takes Over What Once Was Child’s Play
#boardgames #radio #midwest #cowboymovies One of the joys in living in the mountains during the summer is that we escape from a lot of the technology that dominates our lives. Mobile phones often do not work. Radio reception is unpredictable. We do not need air conditioning. We sleep with the windows open and snuggle under…
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