Monthly Archives: March 2012

We’re Living Like Kings

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Wow! We’re living like kings.” — Zachary, my son We live in luxury. Back today after flying home from Washington D.C. with my daughter last night, our house does look a bit like luxury. Not luxury compared to the White … Continue reading →

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Every Story Is Different. Every Story Is The Same.

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Eric Winger

“There are no random acts…We are all connected…You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind…” — Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven I found the McDonald’s I was looking … Continue reading →

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The Places We Don’t Go

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Eric Winger

“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.” — Paulo Coelho There’s never a McDonald’s when you need one. Yesterday, I ran out of cards that I hand out to people who … Continue reading →

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Perspectives On The Street

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Dare to turn life on its end, and you may find that topsy-turvy is a truer perspective than turvy-topsy.” — Robert Brault I paused to reconsider a few people. As I ran along side of Union Station after my morning … Continue reading →

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1799

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.” — Bill Kelly A few, but not all, things have changed in the last two hundred years. This was evident today as my daughter … Continue reading →

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Shadows In The Light

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Washington D.C. is a town built on liberty. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln all stand tall here. … Continue reading →

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The Little Girl And The Big Trip

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Eric Winger

“No road is too long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry, and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it.” – Jean de La Bruyere Once upon a time, there was … Continue reading →

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Graffiti Or Not Graffiti

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Graffiti is an impulse to get recognized.” — Mint&Serf “Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make … Continue reading →

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Persistence Pays

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Eric Winger

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein Back in February, I gloated a little about my son Zachary who was selected to represent his school at the Northwest Regional Science … Continue reading →

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A Customer Service Story

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Eric Winger

“Be alert to give service. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for others.” — Anonymous The phone rang at quarter to four… … in the morning. It was the cabbie from Radio Cab. He was … Continue reading →

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