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The car that took me from Jose Marti Airport in Havana to my grandmother’s house in Aguada de Pasajero was old, blue, and beautiful. It wasn’t until we were away from the city, driving on an empty road with the windows rolled down—late afternoon sky to the left, wind-swept smoke to the right from fields set ablaze in the distance—that I took notice of the loud, yet fatigued, roar of… Continue reading

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“What are you trying to sell?”

That was the question the business teacher at my local high school asked me on the phone, midway through my explanation of why I had emailed her earlier in the day.

I’m not trying to sell anything, I told her, I’m just a parent who’s interested in knowing what, if… Continue reading

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It’s hard to believe, with all the snow still covering our lawns and fields, that Little League season will soon begin. I am coaching again this year, and like every year, the season will begin with a group of kids, some who have played baseball before and others who are completely new to the game, that will run… Continue reading

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Everything is white outside my window this morning. Snow has been falling since midnight, and the forecast says the snowfall will continue throughout the day. The kids are home and anxious to get outside to build their tunnels and  snowmen, while I’m just staring at the wall of heavy, packed snow at the end of my driveway, which I’m not… Continue reading

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Raise Your Glass

…and let’s make a toast for the year to come.

But first, a quick thank you for another successful year at Logistics Viewpoints. Total page views increased 107 percent this year compared to 2009; we have 1,022 followers on Twitter (and counting), and we’re getting an average of almost 2 new email subscribers per day. A lot of this growth has been fueled by word of mouth, so… Continue reading

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