THE (NEW & IMPROVED) Old School

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  Out one evening, I asked one of my son’s young friends for his email and phone number because I’d wanted him to do some graphics work for me. I pulled out a pen and notecard and he looks at me and says, “oh, old school.” It was a hilarious realization to him, that we could share information without fumbling with our phones, but the pen and paper were the correct tools for the job at hand. The situation was instantly remedied and there was no amount of shouting our emails or numbers out over the din of the club. It made me think of other recent times when just finding  someone with a pen was a task. This also made me think to get away from the saying, “old…
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THE FRESHMAN

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    Keynote Speech to the Candidates for the Balanced Man Scholarship; presented by the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at Lawrence Tech 2013  DIG DEEP, REACH HIGH  Many of you are students of Architecture. When constructing a skyscraper, you must dig a deep foundation in order to reach the greatest heights. The deeper the foundation, the higher the structure. Let your educational roots be set deep in this base of knowledge, so your mind may soar to its optimum expression. As freshmen, you have 3 primary areas of growth ahead of you: Scholarship Involvement Relationships SCHOLARSHIP You are now in the farm club. You made it to college. You are on a new team. Your talents and abilities brought you this far. They will sustain you. This opportunity is a test…
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