Archive for November, 2009

Nov 27 2009


Roger Butner

Clark Griswold is an amateur!

I know.  For those of you who have been following me on Twitter and/or Facebook, you realize this statement comes near apostasy for me.  But what you may not realize is that I grew up in Little Rock, AR, home of Jennings Osborne and family.  Click here to get a visual tour of the [...]

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Nov 25 2009


Roger Butner

Bottoms Up!

Mmmmmm!  Talk about a smooth sipping cold one!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.
May your day be certified Tofurky & Gravy Soda Free!
Dr B

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Nov 25 2009


Roger Butner

Knotheads

(Re-posted from 2006)
Well, the Thanksgiving/Christmas holiday season is upon us.  You know what that means? – Dealing with knotheads!  Whether it’s your ex-spouse, your alcoholic mother, your abusive father, your in-laws with no sense of personal boundaries, the guy in front of you on the road driving 10 mph under the speed limit, or the [...]

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Nov 24 2009


Roger Butner

Holiday Help – Alcohol & Drugs

I am very aware that this time of year is often particularly difficult for those caught in the merciless grip of alcholism or drug addiction.  Numbing out to escape the holiday time realities is a common experience for many, but especially for the addict or alcoholic.
If you, or someone you love, seem to be struggling [...]

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Nov 24 2009


Roger Butner

Holiday Help!

As we close in on the Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year’s season, I just wanted to remind you of this resource page which remains on my site year round. These resources are provided to help you transition through the potential minefield of grief and stress that awaits many of you during this time of year which may be [...]

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Nov 22 2009


Roger Butner

Scazzero on Leadership

In the continuing absence of my full-strength blogging energy, I invite you to check out this Leadership Top Ten list from Pete Scazzero, a man who really gets leadership on a deep level – mostly from the pains of not getting it for so long.

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Nov 18 2009


Roger Butner

Gratitude

As the great British philosopher, Eric Idle, once sang:
“Always look on the bright side of life.  Always look on the light side of life.  If life seems jolly rotten – there’s something you’ve forgotten.  And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing.  You’ll see it’s all a show.  Keep em laughin as you [...]

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Nov 09 2009


Roger Butner

Ah, the heart of a child!

I just read this post over at the site of my online friend, Trey Morgan.  Loved it.  Had to pass it on.  May we all have the passion and purity of this feisty gal!!!
“Hide it under a bush?  Hell no!”

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Nov 04 2009


Roger Butner

“Let’s listen to ‘The Law and the Prophets!’”

Just checking in to share how wonderful it was this morning when I was driving my son to school, and he asked to listen to some music.  He wanted to listen to “The Law and the Prophets,” which is what he calls the song on his Steve Green cd of Scripture songs for kids that [...]

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