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| | | | | From the editor:  There's a pile of dog poop right in the middle of the soccer field where your kids are about to play a game. What do you do; warn the kids and have them play around the pile - or scoop the poop? The answer to this question says a lot about who you are. You are walking down the sidewalk and a neighbor's trash can is in the middle of the walk way. The kids are riding their bikes and roller skating around it, often falling into the grass patch trying to avoid it. You A) Walk around it. B) Move the can and place it off to the neighbor's yard or walk it up to their garage. Don't scratch your head, we have all done A. But why? Why do some people spend so much energy avoiding a simple task rather than taking the initiative to tackle it? Our Chief Morale Officer, Kirk Weisler (someone I also consider a friend) has written "The Dog Poop Initiative", a true story that brings to light the differences between leaders and everyone else. He is an inspirational speaker who has now become an inspirational writer. This book is a great gift to anyone that has children or manages people as a career. Actually it is a great book for everyone. The principal is universal! Kirk has tackled the subject in the form of a kids book, but it works in the boardroom as well as the classroom! He asked me to write a song or jingle for the book but I couldn't find the right sound so I had my daughter Emily read it, and I added some background music. It was a blast and it turned into a really good opportunity to discuss, leadership, initiative, and responsibility. You should try it with your loved ones. It will amaze you how much fun it is to discuss this book and get a great lesson across as well. Check out the book at www.dogpoopinitiative.com  Click here for a video of Kirk explaining the inspiration for The Dog Poop Initiative. Click here and find the musical version that Emily reads and let me know your thoughts. www.richhandband.com Kirk is making his Divot in this world. He is a great family man that inspires everyone to be better at what they do. I appreciate what he does and I am proud to call him a friend. Drop Kirk a note about the book at kweisler@thinkhdi.com He will truly appreciate your thoughts. Thanks for your few minutes of support each week! If you missed the first 24 editions of The Divot (formally "SoundCheck") don't fret. Just go to www.richhandband.com and go to the R.O.T. tab and click on the link for any edition you would like to see. Send us your news, funny stories, or anything you think your friends would find enjoyable. Please only G, PG, or PG13 material. As a favor, We are asking you to forward this newsletter to a friend. Your help is appreciated! Now go and make YOUR Divot! Kind Regards, Rich Hand Flounderer and CEO My Opinion click here... | | | | The weeks most interesting Submitted by my good friend Paula Eckhart Brain Cramps
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," --Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." --Mariah Carey
"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," --Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.
"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," --Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." --Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.
"That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it," --A congressional candidate in Texas.
"Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." --Al Gore, Vice President
"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Dan Quayle
"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"--Lee Iacocca
"I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version." --Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony.
"The word 'genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." --Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." --Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." --Bill Clinton, President
"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." --Al Gore, VP
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." --Keppel Enderbery
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." --Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina
"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." --Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
....Feeling smarter yet? 
Original music scene & not so original... Peasant's new release expected in May. Check out the details at http://www.thepeasants.net/ The "Gazette" Review : "Something 4 Everyone" - Click here to read the entire review!!
Common sense? Like this couldn't have been predicted about college campuses without the study!!! Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General said he won't resign over the oil for food scandal. I'm shocked!! It is the most corrupt institution ever in human history. To expect accountability would be akin to expecting the government to cut spending to balance a budget.
Did you know? We have used up 2/3 of the planet's resources according to this group of "scientists". I believe we have gotten much better at being stewards of the earth and environment, but I still think it is extremely pretentious to think that humans can deplete the earth. I believe our maker would see to it that the correction was made long before we had such an impact. American's incomes are rising solidly. Check out this news that never seems to make in the mainstream press!
Fact, fiction, or funny Bill Clinton started jogging near his new home in Chappaqua, but on each run, he happened to jog past a hooker standing on the same street corner, day after day. With some apprehension he would brace himself as he approached her for what was most certainly to follow. "Fifty dollars!" she would shout from the curb. "No. Five dollars!" fired back Clinton. This ritual between Bill and the hooker continued for days. He'd run by and she'd yell, "Fifty dollars!" And he'd yell back, "Five dollars!" One day however, Hillary decided that she wanted to accompany her husband on his jog. As the jogging couple neared the problematic street corner, Bill realized the "pro" would bark her $50 offer and Hillary would wonder what he'd really been doing on all his past outings. He realized he should have a darn good explanation for the junior Senator. As they jogged into the turn that would take them past the corner, Bill became even more apprehensive than usual. Sure enough, there was the hooker. Bill tried to avoid the prostitute's eyes as she watched the pair jog past. Then, from the sidewalk, the hooker yelled, "See what you get for five bucks?"
Thanks again Paula!! You have to check out this link to JibJab.com! A great suggestion from my Uncle Richie! Cooking with Clinton!!! They have some hysterical cartoons!
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