Giving Thanks With My Oldest Friend, Whose Business is Giving

Giving Thanks With My Oldest Friend, Whose Business is Giving

I don't stop to think about how lucky I am enough. True, if you spend all your time thinking and not doing, you may waste your moments here on earth. But when I really think about it, that I was born--defying all odds relative to space and time by being born in this era, in this country--during a time when it's practically a given that an American child will graduate from high school, I am truly blessed.

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Non-Profits: Your Return Address Labels are Not Gifts. They Are Squeegee Men!

Non-Profits: Your Return Address Labels are Not Gifts. They Are Squeegee Men!

There was a time in New York's history when driving a car into the city meant wondering if a man armed with a water-filled squeegee would clean your windshield,uninvited, as you sat in traffic. The water was often dirty, but you would feel obligated to pay him anyhow, because... well, it was never really conscious why.

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