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Failure Is Not an Option
“It’s time to revise Failure Is Not an Option: Creating Certainty In the Uncertainty of Retirement,” my friend and client, David Rosell, announced. The book, which the financial planner wrote in 2013, hadn’t been updated in five years, and the country’s financial...
Writing Lessons From my Dogs: Do Whatever It Takes
A few months ago, I felt a hard lump when I was petting my English cocker spaniel puppy, Moke. I tried hard not to panic. He's my sixth dog, so I'm used to health challenges--some minor, some as serious as they get. I chose to adopt a watch-and-wait policy, but when...
Bringing History to Life
Bringing history to life and making it relevant to what’s happening today has seemingly not been a priority. But that may be starting to change. Like most academics, historians often write for others in their field. So, I was particularly gratified when my writing...
The Quilt Project: Curb Hunger
A number of years ago, I became involved with Bend Food Project, a local nonprofit started by a group of friends in 2015 to help curb hunger in our area. Modeled after similar projects around the country, the door-to-door food collection system is both simple and...
The Big Picture
Why do so few people look at the big picture? I just found out that my HOA is considering ripping out the community's 20-year-old landscape and replacing it with new. I'll admit that sometimes a project does require a total revamp. But to determine whether that's the...























