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Since you are reading this page, you already know that the title of this blog is Listen First Please. Let me repeat – Listen First Please! (That title becomes an important part of this post!) Too often, many of us find ourselves speaking with others in hopes that they see the world from our vantage…

Now – take a moment to think about that information and let me know your thoughts on how our first conversation / meeting might go?  What topics do you feel we need to avoid?  Where might we have some common ground?  Am I a wealthy man?  Do I value money over relationships?  Am I a…

“It will be a snowy day in hell before…”  OK now – fill in the blank!   “It will be a snowy day in hell before I vote for a democrat!” “It will be a snowy day in hell before I hire a homosexual!” “It will be a snowy day in hell before I watch Fox…

This blog is named – ListenFirstPlease.com for a reason – I’m concerned that we don’t have the ability or interest to really hear each other and that inability causes rifts that are easily avoidable!  With that in mind, please review the following video which was aired on MSNBC’s  show The ReidOut hosted by Joy Reid.  …

In my opinion, national elections bring out the worst in us!  As Election Day draws near, we see people on “both sides of the aisle” acting like spoiled children.  Let me give you a simple example.  This morning I was reviewing Facebook and came across a post which read: It is no longer about his…

Socrates Drinking Hemlock When the facts and the dominant narrative are misaligned and you decide to point to the facts – you, my friend, are unfortunately in trouble.  This is a story about a brave man – Roland G. Fryer Jr. and his struggles with Harvard when he decided to publish his research.  Here is…