Loose Ends at Year End

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 Marble Falls     The end of every year always finds me with contradictory feelings, and I don’t think that’s something that just happens to me.  On one hand, I’m ready for a new year.  There’s excitement over new projects, a clean slate, a quick restart after the slow walk of the last year’s passing.  On the other hand, there are …

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Measuring Counts

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Montreal         There are probably thousands of sayings about measurements.  “Measure twice, cut once,” is the rule in carpentry and many other trades.  In business, “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”  In life and much of work, “if you don’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”  In general, “a good measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions,” and …

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