“The skill is important, but the will is significant.” So said Dick Vitale, as he announced my beloved Tarheels taking of the “the” out of first ranked “The Ohio State” in last night’s basketball match up. In academics as well, I say that the knowledge is important, but the will is significant. Without the will, [...]
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“Unhappy at work? Moss says mood affecting play.” So read an ESPN headline about the attitude and the less than stellar performance this season of Randy Moss, wide receiver of football’s Oakland Raiders. Mood affects play. Mood affects work. It’s true for all of us. It’s a given that we academics sometimes don’t offer ourselves. [...]
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Not my morning to hit the streets. I woke up this morning about 4:30 am, walked into the guest room that doubles as the computer room, turned on the computer, walked into the kitchen, made a freshly brewed pot of coffee, waited interminably for the watched pot to drip enough to fill my cup, returned [...]
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Went out early, real early, this balmy morning. Couldn’t sleep. Had to burn off the ravages of my birthday gorging. Need I say politics are in the air? Maybe that’s what’s not allowing the autumn air to remain cool. Anyway, at this time of the year, it’s all we can breath. So, as I walked [...]
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