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Kissing on the first date-part 2

What you might have missed in yesterday's email...The story "Kiss on the first date" continues...I had a prospective client in my office recently who had a large web project to bid.This person was new in their job and was struggling with the scope of the project.When they asked me for a ballpark estimate.Based on what I knew of the project, the price range I gave them was very large.I knew with a price range that large, there was a slim...

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Kissing on the first date

My wife, Regi(na), and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary in 2025.She is so awesome.I mean, she's put up...

Checkered Flag Friday

It's Friday! You made it! It doesn't matter if you barreled through the checkered flag... Or slid in sideways with...

Leaving a Legacy

The little town I live in is Mound City, KS. It was founded in 1855, six years before Kansas became a state. My...

My Four “I HAVE” Statements

Business ownership is part art and part science. When I started freelancing full-time back in 2006, there was a new...

Do you do your own stunts?

My wife and I finally watched The Fall Guy last night with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.I thought it was good...

Are you feeling stuck?

I'm sitting here in my living room with my family, waiting for my Kansas City Chiefs to clinch another win toward a...