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Category: Insights

My 1974 Ford Mustang II
July 10, 2017January 28, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

The worst cars I’ve ever owned

July 5, 2017 Matthew Arnold Stern

An iPhone for Mom

How we deal with colds (image from pixabay.com)
May 20, 2017July 16, 2024 Matthew Arnold Stern

“You gotta play hurt”

From my Eagle Scout invitation
April 14, 2017March 31, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

What I learned from earning Eagle Scout

Trench warfare in World War I from Wikimedia Commons
March 1, 2017January 12, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Wars of attrition

U.S. Army Soldiers eat their Thanksgiving meal on Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment.
November 19, 2016November 11, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

If you’re thankful for something, fight for it

October 6, 2016October 9, 2016 Matthew Arnold Stern

Thirty things I love about Orange County

August 28, 2016 Matthew Arnold Stern

Investing in retrospect

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
August 7, 2016October 21, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

The right book at the right time

July 1, 2016February 5, 2018 Matthew Arnold Stern

Fifty-five more things I learned in fifty-five years

Grandpa Max
May 30, 2016May 30, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Remembering Grandpa Max

May 9, 2016 Matthew Arnold Stern

Does generosity have limits?

Cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC 2014). Photo by Chris Favero through Wikimedia Commons.
March 28, 2016March 24, 2020 Matthew Arnold Stern

What happened to superheroes?

March 3, 2016March 5, 2016 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to waste time productively

My wife and I cutting our wedding cake, 1990
December 20, 2015December 21, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

How to be married for 25 years

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