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rickColosimo / April 30, 2013
I know Bill Caldwell. Worked for him. He convinced me, unintentionally I’m sure, to leave the Army. I know nothing about what he did, didn’t, should, or shouldn’t have done with all this stuff in t...
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rickColosimo / June 14, 2012
Sometimes the WSJ depresses me. I read it for sensible, no BS news and financial analysis, and then their opinion page goes off the deep end with this sort of crap. I almost don’t want to link to t...
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rickColosimo / January 28, 2011
Ever feel like the deck was stacked against you, that your boss or wife or boyfriend had somehow made it impossible for you to succeed? In the Army, we called that being set up for failure. It spro...
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rickColosimo / May 28, 2010
At some point, and I’m not sure I can remember why, I started subscribing to Scott Ginsberg’s blog. About now, you’re thinking “Who?” Scott. The Nametag Guy? Oh, now you remember. *That* you’ve see...
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rickColosimo / May 21, 2010
A recent National Geographic article explored sleep and some of the problems associated with lack of sleep. Lack of sleep can be dangerous: … Harvard’s Charles Czeisler. He notes that going without...
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rickColosimo / April 27, 2010
One of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, recently posted another little list of email tips. Of course, they’re pretty much all useful and accurate. I mean, it’s hard to write a “tip” that is flat-ou...
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rickColosimo / March 21, 2010
This WSJ editorial reprint of an earlier article by Milton Friedman describes the shift in doctor-patient relationships as a result of managed care companies hiring doctors to provide medical servi...
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rickColosimo / August 17, 2009
When discussing the recent presidential campaign with two professors I know, one asked me who was more “favorable” when it came to autism. He assumed that I would probably support the Democrats bec...
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rickColosimo / April 13, 2009
I recently saw an article with some tips on writing blog posts more quickly. They were all decent tips, but one caught my eye as being either completely misguided or crazy like a fox. Tim Scullin w...
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rickColosimo / May 30, 2008
I recently came across this quote and have been upset about not getting it posted sooner. It just oozes character. An excess of parental attention may build self-esteem, which is useless, at the ex...
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