Inevitable Indifference

When I (Doug) was in the fourth grade, I had a crush on Jill. It was a one-sided relationship, but as Valentine’s Day came closer I decided the best way to wow her was to walk to Lintner’s Drugstore and buy her a heart-shaped box of Russell Stover chocolates. It took...

Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me

On Saturday evening’s, from 1969 to 1992, my generation watched a feel-good country music variety show called Hee-Haw, direct from mythical “Kornfield Kounty,” near Nashville, TN. Each week at some point in the show, Buck Owens and Roy Clark would do a humorous bit of...

Gloom, Despair and Agony on Me

On Saturday evening’s, beginning in 1969, many in my generation watched a feel-good country music variety TV show called Hee-Haw, direct from “Kornfield Kounty,” near Nashville. Each week at some point in the show, Buck Owens and Roy Clark would do a humorous bit of...

Want to Sharpen Your Communication Skills?

In September 2014 Doug spoke to the West Virginia Pest Control Owners Association, at their annual meeting in Morgantown. He borrowed the famous line from the movie Cool Hand Luke as the title for his keynote address. As a subscriber, you’re in for a real treat this...

Fail-Yuh To Communicate – Part III

This is the third and final segment of Doug’s mid-September keynote speech to the West Virginia Pest Control Owners Association, at their annual meeting in Morgantown. This is the last 20 minutes of his one-hour address to that group of business owners, where he ties...