Old Cap
Posted On September 9, 2022
On today’s commentary, I share a little bit of my family’s history and, maybe, a bit of my family’s future. —————————- My grandfather, George Allen wrote a weekly column in the Mobile Press Register from 1967 to 1975. He was chief of the Seafoods Division for the Alabama Conservation Department. He proposed the column after the many unsafe boating practices he witnessed. After about a year his columns meandered into personal stories and memories. The paper let him keep going. And even after moving to Atlanta, the Press-Register kept his columns, called Adventures with Old Cap. He died in 1979…. Read More
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Urban forestry isn’t an oxymoron
Posted On September 8, 2022
The phrase “urban forest” sounds like an oxymoron. But for Beau Brodbeck, it makes perfect sense. One needs only visit city parks in any number of metropolitan areas, or drive down Government Street in my hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to see the value of trees in an urban setting. The canopy formed by Mobile’s live oaks over the city’s main east-west thoroughfare creates a signature effect that leaves an impression. Commercial or residential, trees typically add value to a property — and not just aesthetic value. As an Auburn University Extension Specialist focused on urban forestry, Brodbeck’s job is to… Read More
Categories: Blog, Podcast, What's Working with Cam MarstonLeading Gen Z Expert Tells us What to Expect from this Next Workforce
Posted On September 5, 2022
Roughly in their early to mid twenties and younger, Bruce Tulgan has seen what is needed to successfully engage this next generation of worker, known as Gen Z. He’s one of the leading voices in generational workplace research and paints a clear picture of how they’re different and what you and I can expect as they enter the workplace. It’s a fun and energetic convesation and it’s great to have Bruce back on the show. Thanks to Show Sponsors: Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) E3 Termite and Pest Control Sandifer Wealth Management Budweiser-Busch Distribution Allison Horner – State Farm… Read More
Categories: LibsynTeaching a Teen to Drive is a Right of Passage that All Parents Can Relate To
Posted On September 2, 2022
My wife and I have done this twice before and we can do it again. I think. ——————- A ballistic object is defined as something that behaves like a projectile. However, when you and I refer to a ballistic object we usually mean something that goes fast and when it hits something else it causes lots of damage. Ballistic missiles come to mind. A car can become a ballistic object. They can go fast and if it collides with something else the damage can be awful. And mature drivers know this, and self-preservation keeps their automobile ballistic object running safely… Read More
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