Last month, the NFL is held it’s annual draft in Philadelphia.  The location, a stone’s throw from our neighborhood, was in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, home to

For those who reside where winter’s imprint includes bare trees and prolonged icebox conditions, spring’s arrival is typically met with a gleeful enthusiasm. No matter how well one has adapted

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Our recently published book, Exceptionally Human, was reviewed by The Broad Street Review.  Here’s what they have to say, as it’s quite nice: In his book Exceptionally Human, Successful Communication