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By on August 2, 2011 in Let's Blog Off 7

Photo Credit: Photo Extremist

I grew up during the greatest era in sci-fi entertainment history.

Star Wars (the good ones, not the new garbage), Star Trek (Movies), Superman (Christopher Reeve), The Last Starfighter, Explorers and Close Encounters of the Third Kind just to name a few of the best.

From the earliest days that I can remember I’ve been fascinated with flying. I can remember A LOT of dreams where I was flying around my town. I can still remember the feeling in my stomach during these dreams as I was floating above everything. Many times I would go to bed believing I would dream of flying and many times it would happen. I can remember many hours where I wold lie in the grass looking up at the stars dreaming of having the ability to travel into deep space.

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Mama works

By on July 19, 2011 in Let's Blog Off, My Story 14

If another person asks me if my wife works, I may become violent.

For some strange reason our society feels this need to put women who work outside of the home and women who choose to work at home, managing a family, into separate categories.

The most obvious reason to do this, I would guess, is because the ‘stay-at-home-mom’ doesn’t take a check for her labor and a college degree is optional. This puts her into a category all her own. One that is quickly becoming harder for the world at large to completely understand.

I can’t speak for other moms, but today, I want to speak for my wife, Julie. The hardest working and least appreciated person I know.

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It’s your day!

By on July 5, 2011 in Let's Blog Off, My Story 16

When I ask my wife why she puts so much effort into birthdays her answer is always the same.

It’s the one day each year that is “Your” day!

At the Dibben house you can always count on a party when your birthday comes around. Every year I think I have my wife talked into keeping it simple but as the birthdays get closer the plans grow and on that special day it’s always a party.

I’m not exempt from playing my part. I’ve manned the grill more than once and every now and then I end up in an outfit normally found during hazing incidents.

 

Elaina’s 8th birthday

Elaina turns 8

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Stealing Time

By on June 21, 2011 in Let's Blog Off, My Story 25

Stealing Time

Photo Credit: jeff_golden

This marks the first time I’ve had to completely delete a post and started over. This shouldn’t be a hard post to write for the Let’s Blog Off series. I’m asked what I do to recharge my batteries and I write a simple explanation and click the publish button.

The problem is that I don’t have a simple answer to this simple question because my life doesn’t feel very simple right now. I’m writing this post at 11:42pm on Sunday night because I won’t have any time between now and this Wednesday morning (a full day after it’s due) to write the thing, not if I want to get to bed at a decent time over the next few days.

Let me explain….

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Red Shirt or Captain

By on June 7, 2011 in Let's Blog Off 12

Photo Credit: istolethetv

I absolutely love television sci-fi. More often than not it’s better than theater sci-fi.

My all time favorite is Star Trek: The Next Generation (ST:TNG).

I think I’m going to have to start a new category on the blog.

“Business and Life Lessons From Entertainment”

It’s a little long but you get the point.

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Truth and fact, how you haunt me

By on May 10, 2011 in Let's Blog Off 6

Photo Credit: Heather Coleen (and Carl V.)

I saw this week’s “Let’s Blog Off” subject and I knew I was in trouble. I have to be honest. I’ve spent very little time trying to figure out the difference between fact and truth. I guess that isn’t saying much for my intellect.

I always write my LBO content the Saturday ahead of the required release date and then just schedule it in WordPress. I really have no clue what everyone else is going to say. Chances are I’m going to learn a lot today, or, maybe I won’t learn anything.

Seriously, look at this quote by Aristotle on the subject.

“To say of what is that it is not, or of what is not that it is, is false, while to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true.”

I don’t have something quite so complicated and deep to share with you today. Rather, I have something quite simple.

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Where Do I Get My Ideas?

By on April 26, 2011 in Let's Blog Off, My Story 15

Photo Via: woodleywonderworks

Seven years ago I embarked on a great adventure. I didn’t put a lot of thought into it. I didn’t plan, at all. I did what so many others do every day. I knew something about a specific product (cabinets and counter tops) and I decided it was time to start a business around those products.

When I start on a new idea I don’t tend to put too much thought into it. I assume it will just work out on its own.

I borrowed some money from my dad, purchased some equipment and got some business cards made. My business was officially berthed.

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Stop the world and let me get off!

By on April 12, 2011 in Let's Blog Off 18

I’m starting to feel old. Days go by faster than I ever remember. Routine has become the name of the game. Up at 6:30, breakfast (never), run the two oldest out the door and get them delivered to school by 7:30-ish. Drive to work, always 5 minutes late, you know, traffic and all.

Put in an 8.5hr day, leave around 4:30, brave the traffic of Kansas City, arrive in the glorious city of Oak Grove around 5:00pm.

Sports, school functions (4 kids worth), Wednesday evening church, Monday even podcast, Tuesday evening art class, Thursday evening Webinars, Friday evenings sleep overs, Saturdays catch up from the week, Sunday church, football, Podcast1 and Podcast2.

Would someone please stop the world and let me get off!!

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What are you carrying? – Let’s Blog Off

By on March 29, 2011 in Let's Blog Off 14

Divorce – Climbed Mt Everest – Foreclosure – Suicide – Wedding – Funeral – Lottery Winner – Car Accident – Infertility – Large Family – Small Family – No Family – Debt – Anger – Happiness – Wealthy – Starvation – Incarceration – Success – Failure – Miracles – Dying Child – Paralyzed – Blind – Celebrity – Pro Athlete

We all make lists, don’t we? When we make our list we like to focus on the negative things, the stuff we wish would go away. When we make a list from someone else’s life we like to focus on the positive things, the things others have, that we want. Generally, it’s not because we want to strip something from someone else. I don’t think [most] people want to see someone else lose their good fortune. I just think it’s easier to look at the surface of the lives of other people and want what they have.

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Grow’n or Die’n – Let’s Blog Off

By on March 15, 2011 in Let's Blog Off 18

“You’re either grow’n or die’n.”

He was talking business when he said it.

My very first experience in business administration was working for a small company that was a print broker to Sonic Drive-In restaurants. I did layout and design as well as most client interaction including order taking and follow up. We were not a large company but the man who ran the company, Chuck, has one of the greatest business minds I’ve ever met. He has also been a major spiritual influence in my life. Many times he and I have discussed life issues. He’s quite a bit older than I am and his wisdom is priceless.

What I’ve found out by all our interactions together is that this advice applies to life as well as business. It’s obvious, as I’ve watched him over the last 20 years, that he lives his entire life by this simple piece of advice.

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