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99 knights of the airRide super high-tech jet fightersEveryone's a superheroEveryone's a Captain KirkWith orders to identifyTo clarify and classifyScrambling the summer sky99 red balloons go by -Nena AMC Commander Gen. Mike Minihan, in his now infamous, 1 Feb 23 two-page internal memo ordered leadership under his command to work to ensure units are as …
People look to me and sayIs the end near, when is the final day?What's the future of mankind?How do I know, I got left behind Everyone goes through changesLooking to find the truthDon't look at me for answersDon't ask me, I don't know. --Ozzy Osbourne The more I try to learn, the more I have …
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Some people might get some pleasure out of hate Me, I've enough already on my plate People might need some tension to relax Me? I'm too busy dodging between the flak What you see is what you get ….. I'm going underground (going underground) Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to pound …
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As a kid growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area--it would be hard to not have at least witnessed Bill Walsh as a coach and a leader. Bill Walsh is widely recognized as one of the most innovative and successful coaches in the history of American football. Of course, he is best known for …
Many know—I have issues. I was asked to “talk about AUiX” at a local event here in Montgomery AL and of course I said yes. I was later informed this was an IGNITE event and there were “rules.” IGNITE talks are 5 minutes with 20 slides set on a timer. What could possibly go wrong? …
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Cool opportunity a few months back to talk with Mark Klingsheim on his podcast Motivated to Leadhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/william-bill-demarco-chief-of-innovation-air-university/id1454443278?i=1000558965112 Possibly even more cool… check out some of the other folks you might know on the podcast: Jeff DeGraff: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-degraff-the-innovation-code/id1454443278?i=1000558310902 Lt Gen Steven Kwast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-148-steven-kwast-lt-gen-ret-president-genesis/id1454443278?i=1000560759115 Rashim McKinney : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rashim-mckinney-president-gibraltar-solutions-development/id1454443278?i=1000581044441 Mark is an amazing host—please go to his website …
Reading a few weeks ago in the Daily Stoic, I came across the thought: “An iron law of history is that greatness and goodness are rarely appreciated in their own time.” Winston Churchill was more or less tossed out of office twice— in 1945 and again in 1955. Amelia Earhart had to get a job …
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My bet—anyone growing up in the 1980s has a story involving The Police Album Synchronicity. I remember Synchronicity from senior year at Serra High School. The album had staying power then and it continues today. Rolling Stone ranked Synchronicity #159 of the 500 top albums of all time in 2020. Jumping into the way back …
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