Ballads, Bombshells, and Brotherhood: The Men Behind the Tin Hats Concert Party is a sequel to A Different Type of Bombshell: The Tin Hats Journey through World War
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It is never too late for creativity. While writing “a Different Type of Bombshell, The Tin Hats’ Journey through World War II, I began a correspondence
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What can Music Teach Us About Lean?
(This article appeared in Cost Management magazine in the January/February 2022 edition. I wrote this article with my friends Michael Mladjenovic and Eli Mberg. Thank you
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The Tin Hats Revisited. The Author’s Experience
Well, it has been almost a year since I finished the manuscript for my first book, “A Different Kind of Bombshell.” I now realize how much I
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A discussion with a pint-sized investigator
My grandson, age five, was over to visit this week. We sat downstairs at our pull-down desk creating a picture of an orca whale in plastic
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True Civility – Never Old Fashioned, Never Out of Style
Has the world gone mad? Is common courtesy officially dead? I do admit that I cuss sometimes. Over the past couple of years, I have been
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Silence: Leaning our Conversations
We talk a lot in the Western world, but is it really necessary? Is there some value to silence? Listen to my blog: Silence: Leaning our
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Remembrance Day: A mystery in Apeldoorn
As some of you know, my father had a unique experience in the Second World War. He was a member of the Tin Hats, the 1st
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Civilians and War – Lessons in True Grit
On this 75th anniversary of D Day, I think about my family’s contribution to the Second World War and recognize that true grit is essential in
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War – The Quality of a Man
War used to be the ultimate measure of a man. These four wartime stories from my family reflect different aspects of what it means to be
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