Chris Carlisle

If you’re enrolled in any type of retirement, 401k, or other investment plan, you’ll probably notice something different about your next earnings statement. Due to the economic downturn, most investment plan providers have decided against actually reporting your losses in dollar value. Instead when you open your next statement, rather than receiving a summary of [...]

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My daughter recently received a Native American Bead Loom (made in Taiwan, which apparently was where the Cherokee settled after walking the Trail of Tears) with the noble intent of making friendship bracelets. For those of you who are unfamiliar with them, Friendship Bracelets are basically the Native American equivalent of a Myspace Friend Request. [...]

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Here we are on the cusp of a new year, a time when many of my colleagues will post their standard year in review column to eulogize the year that was. Unlike them however, my eyes are not looking back on the passing year but forwards embracing the new one. After all, it was a [...]

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I found Jesus over the weekend.  He was in my coat pocket. Oh, this wasn’t the first time I found Jesus.  I’ve found him many times over the past few weeks.  A few days earlier I found Jesus in my shoe.  Before that, he was under my computer desk.  Prior to that, I found Jesus [...]

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Bumping into a coworker outside of work can be, well, awkward. It doesn’t matter who it is: your boss, the annoying guy in the cube next to you, or even the coworker you are accustomed to joking with while raiding the office supply closet for Sharpies (which have the same market value in the office [...]

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In the coming days, some very important decisions will be made about finding the right person for the job. Many months of research and data compilation has gone into this search; after all, the right choice can lead to victory, but the wrong choice could lead to certain defeat. Though the decision must be made [...]

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I’ve been feeling a bit peculiar this past week. I wouldn’t say that I felt sick; to be quite honest I’ve been feeling quite well, thank you. But still something about me hasn’t been quite right lately, so I made an appointment with the family doctor to check things out. After a thorough exam, a [...]

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