January 2010
January 11th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in All About Family with 0 Comments
The kitchen table is often the centerpiece of family dining. It often serves as the introductory site to chores for maturing children who reluctantly help set the table for dinner. The kitchen table can transform into a bustling café where half-awaken bodies scramble for the toaster and a strong cup from chirping coffee pots. Or, become a communion of gathered prayer over home cooked meals. But...
January 11th, 2010
Written by David Wolfford in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Tom Thacker led the University of Cincinnati Bearcats to three straight NCAA championship games from 1961 to 1963. In the pros, he won three national championships in three different leagues. “When it came to winning championships, nobody was better than Tom Thacker,” sports writer Michael Perry wrote in his book Tales From Cincinnati Bearcat Basketball.But before Thacker was a champion, he was a...
January 8th, 2010
Written by Kevin C Morris in Our Daily Walk with 0 Comments
The 1995 publication of Daniel Goleman’s book, Emotional Intelligence, introduced an entirely new concept that challenged the conventional wisdom and assumptions about the characteristics of a leader. So much so that when Harvard Business Review published a review of the book, it attracted the attention of top executives of the nation’s leading corporations and organizations, including the CEO of...
January 8th, 2010
Written by Randy Mason in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Creole and Cajun are terms often used interchangeably, though the cultures they describe aren't really the same. What they share is a lineage from France, which left its mark on parts of Louisiana, especially those near the Gulf of Mexico.Creole was coined in the 1700s to describe people of European heritage born in the New World. Over time, the term was broadened to include the inevitable mix of...
January 8th, 2010
Written by Jake Singleton in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
There was a time when cash was king. Credit was reserved only for businesses. People didn’t pay at the pump. And paying for products, good or services at a store was nothing like the scene is those Visa Checkcard commercials were everyone is queued up, happily paying for their products with plastic, until some thoughtless shopper pulls out a check book or has the audacity to reach for cash,...