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Notes from Our Leaders - 2025 Archive - Page 2

Notes from Steve (Posted November 3, 2025)

As adults, my grandparents went through the depression in the 1930s.  Today marks the anniversary of the stock market collapsing and life changing completely for everyone.  We’ve had depressions and recessions since then, but that was epic.  Hopefully, we have safeguards in place so that it won’t happen again - but there are...
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Notes from Steve (Posted October 27, 2025)

I'm reading this book now for book club, which is probably a big metaphor for something else. I'll read the whole thing, not understanding much of anything. Then I'll be completely befuddled when I'm done with it and not have any clue what it was "supposed to mean".* When stuff like this...
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Notes from Steve (Posted October 6, 2025)

I think the tiny no-see-um black bugs are causing people undue anxiety.  It looks beautiful outside until you get bitten a million times.  Like digging into a cake and finding the person who baked it used salt instead of sugar.  I rode my bike on the trails in Des Moines, through lots of...
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Notes from Steve (Posted September 29, 2025)

There’s this fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm 7 in 1.*  (They also did Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Rapunzel, etc.)  The story I remember is that everyone thought this guy killed seven bad guys in one blow, and really, he killed seven flies.  That’s a big difference.   Yesterday - I got first place...
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Notes from Steve (Posted September 22, 2025)

I wouldn’t make a good vegetarian because I’m a fan of meat.  I definitely would not make it as a vegan - no cheese or butter? I wouldn’t last an afternoon … but I’ve been rocking the vegetable lane lately.  Ratatouille* and hummus** … because I’ve had access to eggplant, and the...
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Notes from Steve (Posted September 15, 2025)

The leaders at ISH did a day and a half of leadership training (generational work styles and communication) out at the Clarmond Country Club in the early part of September.  It was awesome—lots of challenging discussions and camaraderie and team building.  The presenters (great team; they present all over the United States...
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