Sara Lee was an exceptional company with compounded earnings-per-share growth exceeding 12% a year for 25 years. But I think read more

Sara Lee was an exceptional company with compounded earnings-per-share growth exceeding 12% a year for 25 years. But I think the clock stopped for Sara Lee in 1995.

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

I didn't know what the numbers were, but I knew I needed to hit some shots. Then I realized I read more

I didn't know what the numbers were, but I knew I needed to hit some shots. Then I realized I was going off all by myself.

I hope that happened by mistake. By mistake, I forgive her (the 15-year-old girl).

I hope that happened by mistake. By mistake, I forgive her (the 15-year-old girl).

one of the more enjoyable aspects of the job.

one of the more enjoyable aspects of the job.

This is the next leg of growth for cable companies. That's where they have minimal share today and can gain read more

This is the next leg of growth for cable companies. That's where they have minimal share today and can gain rapidly.

We haven't played since last Friday and I think because of that we were a little bit sluggish. I am read more

We haven't played since last Friday and I think because of that we were a little bit sluggish. I am not pleased at all. Danville was tough on defense but we really didn't shoot well, especially in the first quarter. We weren't ready to play and we will have to increase our intensity to win this tournament.

If you ask what their priority in life was, it was their children.

If you ask what their priority in life was, it was their children.

Employers recognize that the value in tying awards to performance, as opposed to the holidays, better connects employees to the read more

Employers recognize that the value in tying awards to performance, as opposed to the holidays, better connects employees to the company's goals and objectives, eliminates 'entitlement' issues, and leads to increased productivity and improved business results.