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Chasing Your Version Of “The American Dream”
The American Dream is dead. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. From the perceived obscenity of high fuel prices to a “can’t shake it” unemployment percentage plaguing our country, it’s been said over...
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Blowing Up The Fallacy Of The “American Dream”– Old School Style
Our nation has a happiness fetish…much of economic misery we see today is due to the unbridled pursuit of bigger houses, fancier cars, and more exorbitant trips. The lure of consumer culture and an...
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What Inspires Me: One Relentless Man
My Grandfather, left, with brother Dominick, who was KIA in WWII On a cool summer evening in the late 1930s, my Grandmother stood on a neighborhood sidewalk, talking in Italian to a friend that lived...
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How “Old School” Still Brings Value To The Table
Midnight Special host Robert Smith AKA Wolfman Jack. Courtesy of Wikipedia Old School. It makes people groan a little bit and roll their eyes. And mutter to themselves, “Oh God. Really??”. Want to...
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Another Auld Lang Syne
Tucked away amid waves of string arrangements and woodwind solos, Frank Sinatra’s vocal in “It Was A Very Good Year” is both melancholy and hopeful. He runs through the lyric chronologically, first at...
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Reason To Believe
In the land of 24/7 media coverage and real time responses from faceless Internet critics, no one would blame you if you questioned every belief you’ve ever had. Prowl on-line long enough, and you can...
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Old School Takes A Hit: Look Who Has A Smartphone
The view from my New York City hotel room – taken with my new iPhone It’s finally happened. I have been dragged kicking and screaming into a new era. I have done what I once said I would never do. I...
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A Craving For More Tradition, Sunday Style
Take an informal poll of people that you know, and ask them what their favorite day of the week is, the answer would almost always be Friday. The start of the weekend, you get to abandon your...
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