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Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 7, 20203 min read
You Want It When?! The Value of Deadlines
Viewed another way, however, they can be of great benefit, regardless of your job title, but especially if you are an editor or a writer....


Dennis L. Peterson
May 1, 20202 min read
Where Has the Time Gone?!
First, he calculated how much time he had had to that point of his life. (I think he was in his mid-70s at the time, having been born...


Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 8, 20192 min read
The Fourth Quarter: A Review
Mathis, Jim. The Fourth Quarter (Overland Park, Kan.: Mathis Books, 2018). Paper, 102 pages. Available https://jim-mathis-writerjimmathis...


Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 1, 20193 min read
Expectations
Don’t you just hate it when you buy (or buy into) something that has been highly touted but once you get it doesn’t meet your...


Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 8, 20192 min read
Too Many Irons in the Fire?
But there’s a different way of looking at that adage that, if followed, can actually help us accomplish more and avoid many of the...


Dennis L. Peterson
Oct 30, 20181 min read
Little but Important Things
It’s usually the little things in life that make the difference. Perhaps we can’t see the significance, potential, or danger of such...


Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 10, 20182 min read
The Vanished Art of “Dropping In”
In an earlier, simpler time, visiting friends and neighbors was a normal party of everyday life. Sunday afternoons and holidays were...


Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 26, 20183 min read
The Edited Life
I recently ran across two articles written by Joanna and Chip Gaines, and they made me think. Whenever I watched an episode of their...


Dennis L. Peterson
Dec 19, 20171 min read
“As Slow as Christmas?”
Snarled in stop-and-go holiday shopping traffic the other day, I complained aloud the oft-repeated refrain, “This traffic is moving along...


Dennis L. Peterson
Dec 12, 20171 min read
Productive Waiting
I hate to be idle. Even when I’m not doing anything, I like to be busy. A relaxed busy, but busy and productive. So whenever I have to...


Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 1, 20173 min read
His Time Saved Lives
Sometimes a man takes the initiative and makes history. At other times, other people thrust a responsibility on someone and he makes...
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