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I know, I know. I told you I wasn't going to talk about money again for awhile. Has it been awhile? Lately, I feel like I am getting some flak for "being expensive" or because "all I think about is money." But I feel like I am a fair, conservative dentist. I try to be the guy that saves people money. Sure, my exam is thorough and when we are done taking a full mouth series and a Panoramic (which

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Hope things are going well for you and that you guys are busier than me. It has been such a grind lately. I think this lecture thing better take off soon because I might need that to pay the rent. My father read my blog last Friday about old guys selling their over-priced stuff to the young guys who can't afford it (because the banks won't lend them the money). Even though it wasn't about him and

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Greetings,I hope everyone is healthy and happy as we start out 2012. After a long discussion with my family and some close friends, I’ve decided to email the owner of the Miami Dolphins and express my desire to be considered for the head coaching job. Hopefully by the time this blog goes out, they will still be interviewing (which will increase my chances). If I get hired, I will probably have to

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F-R-I-D-A-Y! Oh yeah!!! Hope all of you are having a good week. Pretty good here. I saw Hangover II last week and I didn't think it was that good. I am in the middle of Super 8. I have to say that I haven't had much time for movie or books, and nothing I have read or seen has been that good. Let me know if you have seen anything good lately. My queue is kind of flat. I liked Wednesday's blog and

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Oh my gosh. Are the weeks flying by, or is it just me? It seems like we spoke on Friday and bam! Here it is Wednesday. I hate that my life seems to be going so fast. I got to play golf this weekend with some buddies. I love golf, but I never get to play. How does this sound? "Honey, I am so glad it is Saturday. I had such a hard week. So, it is 8am now and I have a tee time at 9. I am going to

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Happy Friday to you. I have been talking to a lot of younger guys lately and it seems like all of them have the same story. Guy/gal has been a dentist for a very long time, has built up his/her practice for a long time, has worked hard, but doesn't really save a lot of. Life, school, cars, college, weddings all get in the way of saving money. But don't worry; his/her retirement is going to be

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Back in the swing of things, I hope. Well, I am going to get right to it. As you know, I am going to start lecturing. Every day I think of another way to relay my message about being conservative. I know that money drives people.”I might not make enough if I do this kind of dentistry.” What am I going to say to these people? If you are doing a lot of crowns, you are going to stop? I have to be

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7....8....9.....uhhh.......10. Whew. Sorry, I was just finishing up some push-ups. This is all part of my New Year’s resolution to get in shape. Let me just take the last sip of my protein drink here and I will get started on the rest of the blog. Wow! That was good. A little almond milk, a banana, some protein powder, and a few drops of honey (organic, of course). Greetings,Ok, who am I kidding?

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Hope your first week back went well. Okay, I am going to get right to it. MoviesI saw Rabbit Hole with Nicole Kidman. She and her husband are trying to cope with the loss of their 4 year old son that was hit by a car. DE-PRESS-ING. I saw Bad Teacher: raunchy but pretty funny. I saw an old movie with Robert DeNiro called Midnight Run. It was good, not great. Friends with Benefits. I thought this

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Midlife Crisis2012. Doesn't that just roll right off your tongue? It is a little painful for me. I don't know how, but I can remember a lot of my childhood (I can't remember last week, but I can remember jumping on a trampoline with Jeni when I was 7). One of the things that I remember is when I was in middle school I would think about what it would be like in the year 2000. WOW!!! I will be 30

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-77089096965118816192011-12-22T08:49:00.002-06:002011-12-22T09:28:31.428-06:00

I grew up Catholic. I went to Catholic elementary school and Catholic high school. I was an ideal kid. I was an altar boy and youth leader and all that (I am sure my mom wanted me to be a priest). And after all that, I never really knew what the Old Testament was all about. Over the last 11 years or so, I have learned more and more about what the Bible is about, so today's blog is going to be

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Oh my gosh. It is Friday and the second to last blog of the year for me. Our Christmas party is tonight. Have you been shopping? Are you stressed?I want to give you an update on the lecture stuff. I finished the DVD speaker packet and have mailed out about 25 of them so far. I look up meetings online, find the contact person, write them a personal note and slip it in an envelope. It is a lot of

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-87124267489593231362011-12-14T11:59:00.004-06:002011-12-14T12:30:39.183-06:00

Good Wednesday to you all, I am only working until Wednesday of next week. I think we are expecting a blog from Dr. Joyce on Monday, then me again on Wednesday of next week, and then that is it for the year. We have had some good times this year. It is totally crazy how fast things go. I am reading a book called “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock” by Sammy Hagar. I loved Van Halen and I have

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-39517195400040035612011-12-13T12:43:00.001-06:002011-12-13T12:51:39.002-06:00

Greetings,I don't know about the rest of you, but I am ready for some time off. The year is coming to a close, and I am sure we have all worked our tails off and deserve a little relaxation. I have been talking to some friends of mine (who are also dentists) and they tell me that I need to get a massage. After all, we work all day bent over and twisted. That can’t be good for your health or your

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Happy Friday! Christmas is coming fast. My last day at work is the 22nd. That means after today I have 7 working days until my nearly two week vacation. Sounds great, but that means the office is down and that somehow I have to have enough money in the bank to pay everyone and myself for two weeks. So now my vacation is going to be stressful and I will start acting like an idiot to everyone. "No

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Hey all, Oh my gosh! It has been so long since we talked and I have so much to tell you. I don't even know where to begin. Sorry about last week. The AGD had a major computer issue and they spent most of the week rebuilding their servers. I have to admit that I liked the break, but I missed you all. I hope you missed me. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I hope there were no major fights with

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Greetings,Ahhh, waking up in the morning on Thanksgiving day. It was like walking into a technicolor world as I took my cup of coffee to the front porch to watch the sunrise. (Ok, I lied, I didn't wake up until 8:30, but the sunrise part sounded more impressive.) The thought of having 4 days off just invigorated me. We were going to be celebrating Thanksgiving at my cousin’s house, and we were

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-17754654886742994202011-11-23T10:59:00.003-06:002011-11-23T11:49:08.571-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I am going to use this platform not to complain about the few crazy patients I have. I am not going to complain about the one out of 100 material problems I have. I am not going to call out people that have ticked me off in one way or the other. I am going to use this platform to be, well, thankful.With the risk of sounding too much like Tim Tebow (who is kicking

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Monday! Are you kidding me? Four days to Thanksgiving. That means only four short weeks until Christmas. They say life is like a toilet paper roll: starts off going slow and then it just takes off. I believe that now. It is fall (you wouldn't know it here, where it was 84 degrees yesterday) and there are tons of church fall festivals. It seems like I have been asked to be a part of them all.

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As I come to a time in my life where I am going to be the boss and I am going to have an associate under me, so many questions arise. I do not have a practice that is bursting at the seams, but I have one that, when firing on all cylinders, can handle two dentists without a problem. I have told you about Wayne before, but let me update you. I have been working with my dad since I graduated from

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Greetings,Are you familiar with the show Chopped? Basically, four experienced chefs are faced with the challenge of opening a basket of surprise ingredients. They have to create an appetizer, main course, and a dessert within a certain amount of time. Judges then critique each chef’s creation and begin the elimination process by “chopping” the loser in each round. For instance, they may have

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I don't know if I have told you, but there is more than meets the eye when it comes to this blog. We, the authors, write our blogs. Then we save them and send them off to the AGD, and they review the blogs. They are tasked with making sure we don't offend anyone. They make sure we don't sound like idiots. And they clean up our grammar and mispronunciations. So sometimes I am really busy and

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-42014987323241651272011-11-09T13:47:00.003-06:002011-11-10T08:34:46.529-06:00

Hey all. Hope you are having a good week.Good news here. I just booked my first lecture! Signed the contract and everything. Only one problem — I am going to speak in my own back yard. The meeting is the Florida National Dental Conference in Orlando. I am thrilled though.There is not backing out of this now. The tri-fold is at the printer’s now, and I am still waiting on the content for the DVD.

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You’re fired! That is how Trump does it. But how about you? How do you fire someone correctly? I have read articles and heard speeches about the best way. I guess there is a right way and a wrong way, especially depending on the state you are in.Do you have two people in the room? Do you have the office manager or the doctor do it? At the end of the week or the beginning? What about the time of

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Hey all. Hope you are having a good week. I changed the picture at the top to the after of the last one. This is an access filling through a crown. Turned out real nice, didn't it? Thank you all who commented on Wednesday's blog. I still want more, so if you are reading this and didn't get to Wednesday's blog, go back and read it and fill out the survey. I am going to wait for a couple more

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I wrote a blog on Friday but the people upstairs said they couldn't publish it. But I thought it was an important blog, so I have tried to clean it up so it is legal. In the original I asked about fees and I think that is a no-no. Here is the cleaned up version.I thought for sure I was going to get lots of comments from last Wednesday's blog. I asked you a question, and I got one answer. Maybe I

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Greetings. I hope everyone had a great weekend. If you noticed, I did not have a blog last Monday. Truth is, the closer I get to 50, (and it’s approaching quickly), the more I forget to do things. Also, I think I have myself spread kind of thin theses days. I get involved in so many things, I don’t know if I am coming or going sometimes. I was a little concerned last weekend because it was

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Happy Wednesday to all of you. Hope you are having a good week. I am having a crazy week. The final drafts are coming in on the Tri-fold packaging for the DVD speaker’s packet. I am getting nervous. So nervous, in fact, that I am starting to doubt myself. I am starting to think that now I don't even like the title. The title was supposed to be the hook. But I started to wonder if it is going to

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Wow, how the year is flying by! Thanksgiving is almost here. The girls in the office are getting ready to start up the secret Santa game. Lowes has all of the X-mas stuff out in full force. I say this every year, but it seems like it starts sooner and sooner. I always feel like the holidays have been hijacked by the retailers!Here is s little scenario for you to chew on. What if you worked in a

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Say it with me: F-R-I-D-A-Y!!!!Hope you all are well. "Bridesmaids" just arrived from Netflix. I have heard great things about this movie. I have had a couple of my patients tell me it is the funniest movie they have ever seen. I am looking forward to watching it.I went to by that book "Red" this week for my Kindle. It is $14.99 for a virtual book. Come on! Why would I have a Kindle if a used

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Hey all,I hope things well with you. Things are going pretty well here. I love what I am doing. I just have to tell you that I love doing dentistry. I know that I sometimes I can get on a negative streak, but I love what I do for a living. I still get up and get excited about going to work.I saw a couple of movies this week. The kids were off this Monday, so I took them to the dollar theater and

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Hey all,Hope you had a good week. IT’S FRIDAY. I find that the weeks are just flying by. Thanksgiving is in 5 weeks. Then, next thing you know, we are planning Christmas parties and taking time off for New Year’s. I have been really busy lately. I think the added stress of the lecture is weighing on me. I also started a 33 week Bible study where there is homework every night (I say this, but I

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Hey all,Hope you are having a good week.Today, I want to talk to you all about what is going on in my life. It’s all about the lecture stuff. I think it is kind of fun, so I thought I would share it. Keep in mind that I am basically reinventing the wheel here because there is no one to tell me how to do this thing. There is not a pamphlet on how to start a lecture.Let me start from the beginning

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I hate to start the week out on such a sad note, but this is something I wanted write about. If you do not like sad stories, please read no further. I know many of you have heard about the suicide rate in certain professions and how dental always seems to rank near the top. I remember when I decided I wanted to go to dental school. My friends would say that dentists kill themselves, but I knew

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Hope you all are having a good week.My article came out in AGD Impact last week. If you haven't seen it, you can read it here (if you're an AGD member). The feedback has been unbelievable.I have received e-mails, phone calls, Facebook messages, typed letters, hand-written letters. I even had one dentists photo copy the article and write notes in the margins giving me his feedback. For someone to

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Hope you are having a good week.Not much going on with movies or books lately. I feel like I go from work, to sports, have dinner, clean up, kids, brushing of everyone's teeth, praying and putting them to bed, then I plop down in front of the boob tube and I am asleep in less than one DVRd show. Saturdays are for college football and Sundays are for church and football and family (not in that

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Greetings,I hope everyone is doing well as we wind up 2011. Time seems to be flying by and I'm actually welcoming the cool weather.Well, I survived my first implant surgery. I thought the 3 month course was run very well, and really prepared you to surgically place an implant if it was your first time. Now, I wont lie, I was a nervous wreck. My patient arrived the night before the surgery; we had

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-46175071261157450332011-09-30T10:28:00.008-05:002011-09-30T14:55:47.338-05:00

Friday. Oh yeah.My wife and I are going to the UF vs. Alabama game tomorrow. It is supposed to be in the high 50s in Gainesville. We have a bunch of friends that got a party bus and are getting a driver. The game is at 8pm. They thought the 2am car ride back would have really stunk, so they thought the bus would be a good idea. I concur. My wife and I look like real world travelers lately. We

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Happy Wednesday,I wanted to open up discussion about the last blog. I got some comments that I wanted to respond to. I talked again to my front desk person and asker her flat out, "Are you messing with me or exaggerating a bit about the five fillings in 11 years?" She said she was not exaggerating and that he never did fillings. "So he basically just did crowns all day?""Yep, and root canals. He

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-72607546723101506532011-09-26T15:19:00.002-05:002011-09-26T15:38:51.575-05:00

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Here in sunny Florida it is starting to cool down. Not too many 90 degree plus days and it feels nice. Football is in full swing and I am enjoying it. In the south, college football is a big deal. I remember living in San Diego and how Saturday was nothing special. I am glad to be back in the south.I was reading John's blog about the weed eater and trying to

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-47520520247696250582011-09-23T08:15:00.007-05:002011-09-23T10:55:09.476-05:00

As I said before my wife, and I are in the mountains (without the kids). It is so beautiful. We left and it was 92 Orlando. It was 72 when we got off the plane.We got to the house, unpacked, and almost immediately poured some Gentleman's Jack, lit up a cigar, and sat on the rocking chair, looking out over God's unbelievable creation. You can see Virginia and Tennessee from the porch.After some

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If you have been a long-time reader, you know that I wrote a blog awhile back called "Whistle Blower" (I think). I told you that the next time I hear of unethical behavior I am going to blow the whistle. Last week, I heard of two things that I have been incensed about.I had an assistant last week that I have known awhile. She fills in when my assistant is on vacation. She said the dentist that

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-78466493300838831772011-09-19T14:53:00.002-05:002011-09-19T14:55:28.894-05:00

Greetings,I hope everyone had a great summer. It was hot one here in Florida, so I am looking forward to the cool air. I am glad football is back. My Dolphins didn't do well against the Patriots Monday night. I hope my heart can take it the rest of the season.Fall is also a great time for house concerts. If you have never been to a house concert, or hosted a house concert, you need to check them

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-70415748666585778932011-09-16T08:35:00.005-05:002011-09-16T13:56:22.495-05:00

Greetings,Yesterday was Luke's first football game. I told you that he was the starting defensive back. Well, things went surprisingly well. Two sacks, nine solo tackles, three tipped passes. No, I am just kidding! He did have his first game and he did have one tackle (they said his name on the loud speaker!), and he was all smiles.The other team was small, but they were much faster and obviously

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-68831144443209267472011-09-14T09:00:00.005-05:002011-09-14T17:41:53.405-05:00

Okay, okay, okay. Yes if you haven't heard, I was censored on Friday. No big deal. It just spices up the blog a little. Now the Friday's thread is officially a bootleg. Only the email subscribers got a look at it. Even more reason to be an email subscriber. And for those of you who saw it and were offended...I apologize. One of the points that the AGD was on the fence about was if it was

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-88550928138383150522011-09-12T09:20:00.006-05:002011-09-12T11:56:06.174-05:00

Hello,Well football is in the air, my team is 2-0, but we have not been tested yet. This week, we will see just what we are made of.I have a question! How do you feel your employees reflect on your practice? For instance, what if one was to wind up on the front page for doing something idiotic and or illegal!How about if an employee was busted for soliciting a prostitute, or more likely, gets a

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Hey all,Hope you all had a great Labor Day. A day to celebrate all of us who labor. I saw a suggestion on a CNN editorial that says we should just call it "Capital Day" because we don't really celebrate those that labor as the ones who make this country the way it is today. I am just saying. I don't want to get anyone fired up first thing. Just got back from Washington D.C. No the president

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-61019967284533977162011-08-30T10:18:00.005-05:002011-08-31T15:19:44.407-05:00

Hey all, I know some of you have been hit with some nasty weather lately. The whole eastern seaboard is practically under water. But for us here in Florida, it has been HOT. I mean hot! I went running at 5:20 a.m. on Saturday and it was already 83 degrees. Oh my gosh, it is so hot. Needless to say the run did not go well, and just in case you didn't get enough heat, it got to 97 degrees later

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-44011870347055185782011-08-29T13:43:00.002-05:002011-08-29T13:51:47.582-05:00

Well, I hope your summer is going well. Here in Florida, it is a wet and steamy one once again. I have been trying to get my lawn mowed for two weeks, but it keeps raining. In my neighborhood, everyone has a yard person. One other person supposedly takes pride in the fact that he mows his own lawn, but now he has competition. Not only do I mow my own yard, but do it with a walk-behind mower! Beat

The Gi Girlsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-49370386149587719902011-08-26T06:08:00.003-05:002011-08-26T11:57:39.333-05:00

Happy Friday to you all, Next weekend I am going on a little vacation. My wife and I (no kids) are going to Washington D.C. We have friends that have a kid who plays soccer at Georgetown. He is a great kid and is apparently killing it up there. So we are throwing caution to the wind and just doing it. They have a daughter—who we really like—that is married and lives in New York City and is

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-46416186067907924352011-08-24T07:49:00.006-05:002011-08-24T14:07:27.776-05:00

Greetings, As you know I got a new MacBook Pro laptop. IT IS CONSUMING ME. Learning the computer, trying to load all my photos, starting to put my lecture together, putting the final touches on my speaker packet (which is going to be real cool)... It is taking so much time. For one, because I am like a baby learning to read and I am a perfectionist. So I end up doing things 10 times, making

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Greetings, I hope everyone survived the hot summer here in Florida. I just returned from an implant course down in Miami. I have taken a ton of implant courses over the years, but none of them actually let me place an implant on a live patient. I am pretty good at placing them in plastic models, but that really doesn't translate into placing them on a patient. I have had this bug to put in a

ibdrillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14226741289630796515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-86309494625175965762011-08-19T08:24:00.005-05:002011-08-19T15:51:46.714-05:00

Hey all....its FRIDAY!!! Our office has lots of windows in it. I can see the whole parking lot and across the street from our front desk. And some person had the nerve of unloading his new Bentley Sport Coupe from a transport truck in front of my office. I looked it up. It costs....are you ready....$267,000. I was telling my staff, I could get one of those but I would have to live in it. Then

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-38993671298514440062011-08-17T07:25:00.004-05:002011-08-17T14:35:24.041-05:00

Happy Wednesday, Summer is officially over. We treat three counties at our office. One of the counties went back to school on Monday. And the other two counties go back to school next Monday. I finished Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow. It was okay. It was, for me, reliving the glory days. I would think that if you are not a Gator fan, this book wouldn't be any good. My wife and I watched "No

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-3943783316827337372011-08-15T08:23:00.002-05:002011-08-15T08:26:10.735-05:00

I don't know about you guys and gals, but without accepting dental insurance, we would be struggling. We only accept PPO insurance, no HMOs. We are only in network with a few, but will file and accept assignment for most PPOs because the insurance companies are easy to deal with. They pay the claim on time and do not give us the run-around for a one surface composite and so on. However, almost

The Gi Girlsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-973394278185555222011-08-12T11:22:00.007-05:002011-08-15T08:30:37.148-05:00

I have had a better week. I have had a chance to catch up on a lot of things this week. I still have a long way to go, but I am calming down a bit. Took the kids to see a Movie in the Park last night. It was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It was pretty nice. We jumped in the car and brought snacks, bug spray, drinks, blankets and chairs. And got there at 8 p.m. and waited for dark. And

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-23663727489848178842011-08-10T06:51:00.008-05:002011-08-10T11:03:39.155-05:00

Hey all, It is the dog days of summer. It is so hot here. I was driving to my run on Saturday at 5:30 a.m. and it was 82 degrees. And I know that other parts of the country are really hot as well. We love it when it rains because it drops the temp about 15 degrees. Problem becomes that it is then 140 percent humidity. Well, it is almost over. And at least we have air conditioning and movies.

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-92230850002526484832011-08-08T08:31:00.003-05:002011-08-08T08:43:46.211-05:00

Greetings, I hope everyone is getting some exercise. We are hunched over in our chairs most of the day, and that can really take a toll on our bodies. I have been slacking lately, and I really need to get back in the gym. In my case, I often think I am in shape, but soon realize that I am not once I start exerting myself. Case in point, at the age of 16, I won a free week to a popular health

The Gi Girlsnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-10450836495132547102011-08-04T08:29:00.001-05:002011-08-04T08:33:23.197-05:00

Oh my gosh. My head is spinning. I know I wrote a blog like this a couple of years ago but I am feeling this all over again. I am so stressed out that I can't even stand it. If you are old enough, you will remember the old commercial, "Calgon, take me away!" That is how I am feeling right now. I am swamped at work. I am swamped at home. I am swamped in all other things, too. I mean usually I can

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-23343540429136231122011-08-01T11:42:00.005-05:002011-08-01T15:19:39.799-05:00

Hey hey hey. It’s me. I don't know if you remember, but I traded blog days with Dr. Joyce when I was on vacation. So here I am on Monday. It worked out well because I am working today. By the way, this working on Monday thing stinks, but, I digress. I have seen a couple of movies that I wanted to tell you about. I saw "Black Swan." Hated it. I saw "Horrible Bosses," like I said. It was very good

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-35803715501279481242011-07-29T09:13:00.007-05:002011-07-29T15:59:36.648-05:00

Okay, here is what has been going on. The claims adjuster was here taking pictures. He was here about 10 minutes, tops. I have talked to the detective. That sounds so “Law and Order” doesn't it? It isn't. I mean, what does he have to work with? The forensic woman who was trying to get prints said she got nothing because the burglars used gloves. They tried to get surveillance cameras from the 7-

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-6448679648618876092011-07-27T06:19:00.006-05:002011-07-27T11:33:25.102-05:00

I am going to get right to it. The office was robbed this weekend. I can't tell you how upset I am. You see, they stole my laptop. My laptop was my whole life. Everything that is important to me is on that laptop: all my lectures, all my dental photos, all my family photos from the last 5 years. And no, I didn't have it backed up. I had some of it backed up on discs and I kept the discs in one of

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-36285696060178823252011-07-25T15:23:00.000-05:002011-07-25T15:24:12.185-05:00

Greetings,I have come across the biggest breakthrough in my life. I have realized that the “tingle” I get when I meet a new patient is actually a sign NOT to work on them. I have been misinterpreting the tingle as an adrenalin rush or an excitement for dentistry. The whole time, it has been some kind of (dare I say Divine?) prodromal sign that something bad was going to happen. It is the same

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-80443029474942906812011-07-22T07:35:00.004-05:002011-07-22T15:21:45.483-05:00

Hey guys,Is it Friday already? I didn't even notice. Luke is off at camp this week, so last night I took Noah to the Rays vs. Yankees game. He is 7, which means that by the end of the 3rd he was bored out of his mind, so I bought him some food. Then in the 5th, the sugar kicked in. By the time we got in the car and out of the parking lot he was fast asleep. Great stuff though. I had a patient

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-8039061512001247192011-07-20T06:17:00.006-05:002011-07-20T14:53:47.616-05:00

Okay, I'M BACK! I don't know how great that is for you, but I am guessing you like me okay.Had a great time at the beach but, at this time in our lives, the beach is a lot of work. Going on vacation with my family is just relocating the chaos. At least in my house I know where to go where my kids won't find me. In a beach condo. there is no place to hide. Also, David is only 21 months old, so we

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-82181383778896290442011-07-18T10:10:00.000-05:002011-07-18T10:11:03.550-05:00

Well, it is summertime and the kids are out of school. Summer vacations are in full swing. Our office always sees a slight slowdown in June, July and August. The water is warm and the sun is out at the beach. Why would you want to go to the dentist?I am heading out to San Diego in a few weeks to attend the AGD Annual Meeting & Exhibits; I am receiving my mastership award. I have been waiting for

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-70616350434422489202011-07-15T07:19:00.010-05:002011-07-18T10:09:33.130-05:00

I am on vacation, so I won't keep you long (but you never know).I have been thinking a lot of Dr. Scott's predicament. If you have been an avid reader, you know that I have blogged on a couple of incidents that I have gone through that were eerily similar. What should his next move be? I’ve thought of a few options.It kind of depends on what type of dentist you are. If you are in it for the money

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-44545749914274477252011-07-14T07:54:00.001-05:002011-07-14T07:55:42.006-05:00

Getting closer to heading out the San Diego. I am looking forward to it. We are going to take some time and go up to Yosemite National Park. If you have never been there, it is one of the grandest and most beautiful places I have ever been. I like it better than the Grand Canyon. My wife is already a nervous wreck; she thinks my two older boys are going to fall off a cliff. We own an Odyssey soft

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-38785927616550915642011-07-11T14:57:00.001-05:002011-07-11T14:57:39.185-05:00

Greetings,I just finished watching The Rite with Anthony Hopkins, so I am slightly freaked out. Sometimes when I watch those types of movies, I am convinced that I am somehow possessed (or the people I come in contact with are possessed). This sort of leads into a situation I am going to need some help on. About 6 weeks ago, a female patient, mid-40s, came into my office complaining of a 6 unit

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-5158098399795139292011-07-08T07:13:00.005-05:002011-07-08T12:47:22.969-05:00

Friday! Yeah baby. When we were in Miami, Noah said the funniest thing he has ever said (and he has said some funny things). He had to go the bathroom at our aunt’s house. Someone was in the guest bathroom, so my aunt said he could use hers, and she took him to the master bathroom. He came out a couple minutes later and said the sink in that bathroom was so weird. "First of all, the sink is so

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-51036607501250025232011-07-06T07:37:00.008-05:002011-07-06T12:45:17.205-05:00

I am reading a book called Bonhoeffer now. Another huge book that might take me til Christmas to finish. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor of reformed church in Germany that was arrested and killed because he plotted to assassinate Adolph Hitler.Okay, topic de jour. Something that has been happening to me lately that I know must be happening to you. I am getting a lot of wheeling and dealing for

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-20619691382104971742011-07-01T06:21:00.004-05:002011-07-01T09:13:44.612-05:00

Hope you are having a good week. I want to talk about root canals and crowns today, so we better get started.Root canalsFirst, I want to use a rubber dam every single time I do a pulpectomy or a root canal. Especially after the crazy lady wanted to send me all her medical bills from a file falling in her mouth (see blog history). But I have to admit it is not always easy and I give up.#10 broken

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-50820118367318740512011-06-29T13:28:00.000-05:002011-06-29T13:29:12.627-05:00

I don't know if you guys care or not, but the Gators lost in the College World Series last night. I am a bit depressed. Losing in the National Championship game is tough. We are not used to this kind of stuff. I am in a bit of pain.Today's topic is products I use every day. Just an overview of the stuff I use. Maybe it will spark some discussion.If you have been a reader for a long time, you know

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-13430075973480440522011-06-27T12:33:00.002-05:002011-06-27T12:34:54.357-05:00

7…8…9…10… Exhale… Whew, ok it’ s gone. I just saw a spider! You see, I have this condition called “arachno-oro-phobia.” Granted, I made the term up years ago, but it is real. Basically, it’s a fear of spiders (or any bug, for that matter) crawling into any open orifice of your body. I sleep fully clothed for this reason, and the fear increases when I am sleeping because I have no control of

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-80882272949854348242011-06-24T05:59:00.007-05:002011-06-24T15:19:36.755-05:00

Happy Friday!I don't know if I told you, but my family and I are going out of the country tomorrow. Yeah, my wife's family is in Miami and we are taking a trip there this weekend. Miami is so crazy, I feel like we are not in the same country. There are people everywhere and they all drive crazy, people speak a different language and I don't know my way around. But they all smoke cigars and I am

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-30543608922770651492011-06-23T06:56:00.001-05:002011-06-23T06:56:50.988-05:00

Happy Thursday to you. That's right, one more day until Friday.How is your summer going? Here it is just HOT. At 9:00 last night it was 89 degrees out. It doesn't even cool down. The pool isn't even refreshing.Last weekend, my 12-year-old and I made fliers for his new landscaping job. And yesterday we put 70 or so fliers on (not in) mailboxes advertising for Luke's Lawns. Everything is a

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-73934795797341804292011-06-20T08:18:00.000-05:002011-06-20T08:19:26.504-05:00

Greetings,I would like to thank everyone for the supportive emails I received on my Slip ‘n Slide story. Recovery has been a long process (haha). It dawned on me last week that I started dental school 20 years ago! I can’t even believe that 20 years have flown by so fast. My two oldest girls have completely gone through 12 years of grade school and college. My youngest daughter is starting her

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-8468299815829049602011-06-17T06:17:00.004-05:002011-06-17T09:19:52.761-05:00

I went the the Florida National Dental Conference last weekend. I didn't see much that excited me as far as lectures go, but as you know, I am thinking about lecturing on posterior composites, so I went and saw what I thought was going to be competition.Dr. Burgess, out of UAB, was presenting a lecture on posterior composites made easy. I have heard great things about Burgess and I was kind of

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-59277166904551548762011-06-14T14:35:00.012-05:002011-06-15T15:29:01.345-05:00

Hey all,My father is on vacation, and so is one of my assistants; it has been crazy here. Not huge production stuff, but more like hygiene checks and "Will you take a look at this little spot on my gums?" patients. If you have two dentists doing all this, it is easy, but when it is one guy, it can get crazy. So I might be brief.I am reading a book called "Unbroken." It is a WWII story of survival

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-65235601070038564212011-06-13T08:41:00.002-05:002011-06-13T08:42:22.573-05:00

I received a call the other day from another dentist. He had a small dilemma, and he asked me my thoughts. Here we go!Let's call him Dr. Straight Teeth (ST). He wanted to know how I felt about a situation. He had referred a patient to another dentist to have #5 and #13 removed for spacing issues and midline symmetry correction. His written referral and extraction prescription were clear and

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-26642934502345053302011-06-09T07:37:00.009-05:002011-06-13T08:40:50.084-05:00

Friday! Woooo hooooo!Lately, since I am not doing as much dentistry, I have had more time to think about practice management. I started a spreadsheet to track what is going on with my new patients. The patient will come in for a new patient exam and then get a cleaning the next week. Are they coming back in six months, or are they falling through the cracks? Do you do this? Do you track stuff?

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-55323071837292301492011-06-08T15:40:00.000-05:002011-06-08T15:41:02.360-05:00

Okay, before I get started, I want to send you to my website.http://www.asofttouchdental.com/I just put ME on the website. Go ahead and go to the website now. Wait about 5 seconds and I will come up. I will wait here while you check it out.I don't think this is a new thing, but it was new to me. I got a hot tip from Scott (one of the other bloggers). He did it to his website (he had an actor do

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-31383290459639446622011-06-06T07:55:00.010-05:002011-06-06T15:45:39.778-05:00

Do you ever feel like you never can get away from the office or get a mental break? Since my wife and I both work at the office, it seems like work is always spilling over to the evenings and weekends.Over the last 16 years or so, most all the people I hang out with or spend a majority of time with are related to the dental world in some way. It is easier to hang out with dental folk becuase we

navygatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15384363089499791389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-58177424192753611412011-06-03T10:26:00.003-05:002011-06-03T10:29:50.917-05:00

Friday!I can't say I am tired; I hardly did any work this week. I am not going to let it get me down though. I am going to keep on chugging away.Anyway, I decided to Yelp myself this week. You know anything less than a five star rating is just unacceptable. Well, I have 5 comments that are five stars, which makes me very happy. But I have one comment that is a three star, and this has turned my

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-51493916205469485162011-06-01T08:38:00.008-05:002011-06-01T12:00:16.117-05:00

Happy Wednesday to all of you.I just finished The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I have to say, I impressed myself with the speed I read this book. It was 600 pages, so I expected to finish it by November. But, I liked it, so I read it faster. It was slow going at first. It took about 140 pages to start getting good, but that has been the knock on this book and I knew this going in. I thought it

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Greetings,Happy Tuesday everyone. I was reluctant to share this story with you, but I have had so many requests for it lately, I didn't want to leave anyone out. Plus, retelling the story is part of my "therapy." It's amazing to me how the things that happen to a person early in life can shape who they become.I was 9 years old and the very first kid on my block to get a Slip 'n Slide. For those

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Friday, and I can just taste the beer waiting for me when I get home. My son Luke finished school today. Well, he really finished on Monday, but they party for 4 days just to fill the days. My hard-earned money, well-spent.Anyway, we were talking about implants. I was telling you about this case that was putting implants at the forefront of my mind. A prosthodontist showed us a case where he

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-79882650498064917652011-05-25T10:02:00.005-05:002011-05-25T13:44:11.007-05:00

Hey all, I don't have much time today because I have to go to a funeral. One of my patients died in his sleep on Sunday. His wife, a nurse practitioner, was sleeping right next to him. 67 years old. You never know guys. You never know. Anyway, we were talking on Friday about me going to the Seattle Study Club for the first time. A local prosthodontist presented a case; we were supposed to get

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-91199287780197262182011-05-23T12:57:00.001-05:002011-05-23T13:00:26.385-05:00

Our office likes to track where we are getting new patient referrals from. When I meet a new patient, I always greet the patient and ask them how they heard about the office. Usually, it is family or a friend. The econd most common is internet and third is probably insurance carrier referrals. I had an interesting encounter with a patient a few weeks ago. Let’s call her Mrs. Wrench. I asked her

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-46921821024718706042011-05-20T08:28:00.004-05:002011-05-20T09:54:06.447-05:00

Hey all,I have a friend that has never seen "Good Will Hunting." WHAT?!!! It is a phenomenal movie. I looked it up on my phone on Amazon, and there it was and there was a button that said, "Buy it now, with the push of one button, for $3.95." I was down. I pushed the button. 3 days later I got a package and it was "Good Will Hunting." One small problem - it was a VHS tape. I haven't had a VHS

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-85377915890984195582011-05-18T06:19:00.007-05:002011-05-18T12:50:45.790-05:00

For the record, I appreciated all the comments on the last two blogs. I want to address them. First, my recalls. We have been in communication with TeleVox, our voice appointment confirmation system. It turns out they do recalls too. It is integrated into your system and if the person is due this month they will call them and remind them to call the office. We are working out the kinks, so I will

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Greetings,Boy, I have been in a slump lately. Just one of those periods of time where things don't always turn out exactly the way you would want them to. The one thing I do love about being a dentist though is taking time off. It always does my mind good to get away for a few days and just recharge. Recently, we went to Boston. Wow, what a great city. Right across the street from our hotel was a

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-36555814661406324082011-05-13T11:55:00.001-05:002011-05-13T11:55:34.137-05:00

I have not been in the best of moods lately. I get in these funks where I start comparing myself to other people doing great and I get down.I am walking with the family around the neighborhood and I see that a piece of property, on the lake, that has been sitting empty for a couple years has now been cleared and surveyed. Noah was thrilled to watch the heavy equipment in action. The piece of

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-87004914690515441072011-05-11T12:29:00.002-05:002011-05-11T12:31:42.055-05:00

Hey all,I started reading a new book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I have heard everyone who reads this series loves it. The book is 600 pages, so when I am done with it IN NOVEMBER, I will let you know.I want to talk to you about our recall system. Well, a better way to say this is I want to talk to you about our lack of a recall system. I used to have 3 front desk people. I have let someone

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-83842110977623345772011-05-09T11:14:00.002-05:002011-05-09T11:18:02.402-05:00

Happy Monday!I have always loved plants. My pool area is like a small tropical jungle with plants I have grown and cared for. Friends come over and ask how I grow them so well. I say, "Time and care." I have always wanted to learn about Bonsai trees. These are not the ones you see in the mall stores or flea markets - those are not usually true classical Bonsai trees.Cypress treeWell through one

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-89446794798579065382011-05-06T12:11:00.004-05:002011-05-06T12:44:53.274-05:00

Hey, hey, hey! I have two words for you: Fri and day.I saw this bumper sticker on the way to work this morning and it made me laugh. (double click on it)Did you ever wonder how Google gets the street view pictures? I finally saw the Google Street view car. (I tried to get a side shot of the car, but the little pip squeak was driving about 80 in a 50.) And the AGD does not condone taking

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-36072929115019532262011-05-04T09:34:00.003-05:002011-05-04T15:43:52.000-05:00

Before I forget, sorry about Friday's blog. I published it and it was officially up on the site, but no email alert was sent out. It is supposed to be automatic.I finished the blog in the afternoon, so there wasn't really much time to figure out the issue on Friday. We had to find out what the problem was on Monday. Then Dr. Scott wrote his blog and, lo and behold, if you are an email alert

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-33676064540315371842011-05-02T08:40:00.001-05:002011-05-02T08:40:22.687-05:00

So, the trap was set. My dad thought we were having a "house concert" at my place. This way, the 50 cars in my yard would not tip him off to what was about to happen. He was turning 80 years old on Monday, so the saturday before seemed like a great time for the surprise.Let's go back about 3 months. For some reason, many of my parent's friends were passing away in rapid succession. We were going

Cassandra Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04923733949296503594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-72098137164397037152011-04-29T07:51:00.009-05:002011-04-29T11:50:33.939-05:00

It's Friday, and I have had a tough week. Not tough like I am crazy busy but more emotionally draining. I think if I'm not that busy at work, it is really emotionally draining. So I got a lot of that stuff going on. And the Magic lost.I am not that busy at work, and people have come in that have challenged my ethics. I want to talk about a couple of scenarios that have I had to deal with this

gatordmdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14811684043101204859noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934098248197121161.post-75640042805439011042011-04-26T09:04:00.006-05:002011-04-27T15:25:37.606-05:00

Hey all,I was talking to a friend the other day who owns a retail store. He was telling me that an unassuming customer came in, saying she was referred to his store by a friend. She started walking around pointing at things saying, "I want that. I will take that. I want three of these."My friend didn't know how to take this person. Like I said, she was unassuming. She wasn't wearing the $15,000

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