dice rolling from 2019 to 2020

Best of the Year

Pantone announced next year’s color – Classic Blue. It represents dependable and stable. If it’s a harbinger of political sentiment, I’m all in. Looking back, my favorite things of the past year were: Zuckerberg…
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Holiday Movies for These Winter Nights

Every year, extra time means extra attention available for movie watching during the holidays. In these days of streaming, a few of the best movies this year can be had online. But if you’re needing to get out to the cineplex…
trees in Africa

Uganda 2020: Lee Sumner

Uganda community outreach and support initiative is something that I have been hearing about, second hand, from those within my company for many years. It is an honor and a privilege to be lending a hand in the 2020 effort. My goals…
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Effective Writing Strategies for Business

I watched this five-minute video floating around LinkedIn the other day and fell in love. Besides showing what seemed like a fun, family activity, the clip instantly reminded me of a lesson I learned in 3rd grade by one of my favorite…
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Uganda 2020: Perri Read

Top three things I’m looking forward to most from the 2020 trip: Contributing firsthand to a project that Ideba has been supporting for a long time. I’m excited to see what the school looks like and gain a more in depth understanding…
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25 Days of Kindness

With the holiday season upon us, it seems like there is an advent calendar for everything these days; whether it’s chocolate, tea or cracking open a beer everyday for the next month. At Ideba, one of our top priorities is giving back.…
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Uganda 2020: Mark Hutchins

Favorite things about Uganda: The students at the school were really awesome in their drive, their curiosity, and knowledge. I was very impressed with everything they were doing.The food is really good. I especially loved the peanuts…
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Adding Streaming Services: Cable TV Part II

Do you still pay for a cable/satellite TV service? Or, have you switched to a streaming service? Personally, the only person I know with traditional cable and no Netflix subscription is my grandma, and I’m pretty sure that’s because…
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Uganda 2020: Mark Salow

Top three things I’m looking forward to most from the 2020 trip: Experiencing what it’s like right at the equator. I’ve never been to it, the school is just north of it, but the nature park we’re visiting is right on it. So,…