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Canadian Geese, with are protected in the US under the Migratory Aquatic Wildlife Law, or some crazy legislation, are not migratory. Most stay in the US, so they have the visa thing figured out. They tend to return to raise

An interesting and disappointing recent phenomenon: I've had people who left my coaching communities long ago—they received what they needed and never felt a compunction to remain and contribute to others—suddenly show up again asking me for free help. They

The reason various Who's Who books never impress me on anyone's biography is that you simply pay money and "buy" your way into them. I was able to get my dog, Trotsky, into one once until they caught me. Here's a

If you spend time in airports, or on the streets of a large city, or any place where large groups of people are in transit, you must have been in a position to have someone nearly plowing into you with

When you think everyone and anyone who disagrees with your position is mentally deficient, you've identified the presence of deficiency but you have the wrong source.

Just about every day I view the first half-dozen posts on my LinkedIn feed to see how ridiculous they may be. Occasionally, I'm pleasantly surprised, but usually my expectations are fulfilled. A woman this morning had a 40-second video, shot in

In my small state of Rhode Island, you can't watch any broadcast TV channel in the evening without seeing scores of ads from dozens of personal injury lawyers. These are complete with sketchy-looking people attesting to their six-figure settlements. The

I saw a guy on social media today with 23—I counted them—23 initials after his name. Maybe, maybe, if you're at a professional conference you list them, or maybe you hang all those certifications on your office wall to cover the