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When The Well Runs Dry
The problem vs. the solution By Ron Ciancutti There was yet another column in the Sunday paper about baby boomers being hit the hardest during this Great Recession, and it resonated with me. The columnist insinuated that theU.S.government duped us … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, Columns, Issues, July 2012, Parks and Rec Business
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A Cycle Worth Repeating
For a while in the 1990s, the Internet was referred to as the “information super-highway.” Society was bombarded with new terms like “RAM,” “gig,” “apps,” etc. Those people on the cutting edge thought that was great, but some older people … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, Columns, Issues, June 2012, Parks and Rec Business
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Building The Perfect Piazza
Of all the rituals we try to hold onto, my wife and I host our parents, children, and their children every Sunday for dinner. I have mentioned this time-honored tradition in previous articles–the value of that experience and how it … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, Columns, Issues, May 2012, Parks and Rec Business
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Don’t Play The Fool
In 1969, The April Fools, a little-known film starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve, was released. It was a simple, light movie about two people, unhappy in their own marriages, who find joy in each other and decide to run … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, April 2012, Columns, Issues, Parks and Rec Business
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Information Junkies
The constant availability of seemingly accurate information on the Internet is starting to change the world in more ways than we can readily understand. We know exactly how far away something is, exactly who was where and when, how that … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, Columns, Issues, March 2012, Parks and Rec Business
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