Passionate about doing good, well. Leadership. Innovation. Compassion. Integrity. Perpetually curious. Native Rhode Islander thriving on the Great Plains
Lincoln, NE
Joined July 2011
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After the death of his mother for whom he cared, a German doctor became convinced he’d been wronged by the forensic investigators – and that one of them was a fraud. The truth was even stranger [@alessioperrone @guardian] theguardian.com/news/ng-inte…
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Don’t make judgments based on fabrications. You haven’t figured yourself out. What makes you think you understand others? A look at fabricated motivations along with 5 ways to escape judgement by fabrications [@Leadershipfreak] leadershipfreak.blog/2026/09…
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A new study estimates that about 75% of former NFLplayers who died over a 15-year period had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) [Marina Dunbar @guardian] theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
.@NatalieNakase turned a collection of castoffs into @WNBA champions. The Golden State Valkyries championship in just their second season is the fastest ascent to a title in major North American sports history [@seeratsohi @ringer] theringer.com/2026/11/02/wnb…
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At the Aufguss Show World Masters, 40 solo sauna masters and 40 teams from 19 nations twirl towels in to distribute heat, scent, & showmanship [@lizplosser @GQMagazine] gq.com/story/inside-the-saun…
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The 6th worst McDonald’s in America is sort of a rarefied designation. In a field of almost 14,000 competitors, to perform worse than all but five, something must have gone badly wrong [@SylvieMcNamara @washingtonian] washingtonian.com/2026/10/19…
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Some search and rescue veterans say that AI chatbots are just the latest tools giving people new ways to get into trouble [Christine Peterson @highcountrynews] hcn.org/articles/ai-gets-peo…
Democrats & Republicans are farther apart ideologically today than at any time in the past 50 years. But the dynamics behind today’s congressional polarization have been long in the making [@DrewDeSilver @pewresearch] pewresearch.org/short-reads/…
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Don’t be deceived by the spectacular. The most important leadership moments are often small. Simple stories preserve wisdom. Small wins sustain energy. Routine thanks strengthen people. Ordinary moments connect people [@Leadershipfreak] leadershipfreak.blog/2026/10…
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These @Brewers are good at everything on the field that can be measured, but they are just good at the things that can't [@btdoolittle @espn] espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/5029…
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“The Milwaukee @Brewers had become so good at doing more with less that it sometimes became hard to imagine them doing the most and winning it all” ~ @AnthonyDabbundo [@ringer] theringer.com/2026/10/29/mlb…
When fall arrives & leaves start changing color, Mike Valladao, a systems engineer at a cybersecurity company, slips into his alter ego, “Farmer Mike,” also known as the “Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers” [Terry Chea @AP] apnews.com/article/pumpkin-c…
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As you watch a scary movie, the source for your anxiety is elusive, but was carefully crafted through hidden audible elements that play on human emotions. This is the brilliance of what music does in a horror film [@nataliezar @atlasobscura] atlasobscura.com/articles/ho…
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Vending machines are having a bit of a renaissance. Entrepreneurs & artists are turning machines into creative micro shops with unusual offerings to generate additional revenue with minimal overhead & time commitment [Danny Jensen @TheHustle]
thehustle.co/news/the-vendin…
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“The truth is I’ve become more comfortable inside than I am out in the free world. This is what happens when you become institutionalized.” ~ Lexie Handlang [@MarshallProj] themarshallproject.org/2026/…
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Wise people ask questions that enlighten others. Good questions inform. Great questions shift thinking. 7 ways to inspire insight with curiosity [@Leadershipfreak] leadershipfreak.blog/2026/10…
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One year spent on the independent professional wrestling circuit in the Pacific Northwest, where the only thing that’s faked is the outcome of the match
[Katherine Cusumano @believermag] thebeliever.net/the-work
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From fashion trailblazers like Allen Iverson to new school icons like SGA, the NBA tunnel has evolved into an important pillar of the modern NBA [@_DeStefano @ComplexSports @ComplexStyle] complex.com/style/a/mike-des…
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A delicacy in Sardinia, casu marzu - pecorino with maggots - is considered the world's most dangerous cheese, might cause intestinal distress & is possibly illegal [Lisa Curran Matte @TastingTable] tastingtable.com/1154496/wha…
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The essential nature, ubiquity, and history of commercial ice [@lrnlrsn @TexasMonthly @ReddyIce] texasmonthly.com/culture/bil…
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