Richard KlovdahlAre You Man Enough To Be A Real American?There is a lot of talk these days in classrooms, boardrooms, and state Congressional halls about what it means to be a man. In today’s…May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Richard KlovdahlLife Is A Funny, Funny PlaceIn a recent conversation over beers and brats with my neighbors, the topic of irony came up. Someone mentioned Alanis Morissette and the…Apr 18, 2023Apr 18, 2023
Richard KlovdahlThe Economics Of Personal HygieneIf you’re a follower of currents events and a political junkie like me, there’s a good chance you’ve grown weary of the hysterical nature…Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
Richard KlovdahlWhat Type Of Human Being Are You?There are two kinds of people. That’s the title of a book of essays that I’ve been meaning to write for some time now. Breaking down our…Mar 8, 2023Mar 8, 2023
Richard KlovdahlWhat Is Learning and How Is It Done?I was on a job several years ago when a fellow pipe fitter demonstrated a way of doing something that I had never before seen. It couldn’t…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Richard KlovdahlWhat Is Work?There are many definitions of what we call work. Most of us accept that, as adults, we have to work to survive. We have to work to keep a…Feb 11, 2023Feb 11, 2023
Richard KlovdahlNo Pain No GainThere is an old saying among the weight-lifting crowd we can all understand. No pain, no gain. The simple message is that to build muscle…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Richard KlovdahlSend In The ClownsOh, boy! Here we go. The circus is coming to town. After years of protests by animal rights activists, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Richard KlovdahlThe Invisible HandAre there any Economics majors out there? Anyone with an MBA? I think I took a class in high school that taught basic stuff like the forces…Dec 27, 2022Dec 27, 2022
Richard KlovdahlToo Many Guns or Too Much Crazy?An old adage tells us there are two sides to every story. So it goes without saying that this holds true for what has become the…Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022