Which one should have won?

talent or artistry?
real life in real time...Tallahassee, Florida...old Capital Building

Which one should have won? Jessica Sanchez is the better singer, hands down. Phillip Phillips is the better artist, hands down.

This has both subtle and massive ripples in the way we think about our career. And that’s assuming, of course, you think of your career more than just a daily thing you do and try to get better at.

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I looked at Cheryl and said, that was as real as it gets

art and courage
I see guitar strings...I see something that doesn't seem to fit... I see art... and courage

After Ryan Seacrest announced Phil Phillips as the 2012 American Idol, and was handed his guitar to sing his first hit song, Home, and he couldn’t finish the song…….as the confetti poured out, flooding the stage…..I looked at Cheryl and said, that’s as real as it gets.

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I’ve predicted this from the first time I saw him

Predicted this from the first time I saw his 2012 American Idol audition when he did Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Watching the finale last night (May 22), I’m sticking with the prediction that tonight (May 23), he’ll become our 2012 American Idol.

It was a gut reaction many months ago, happening in a split second. He picked up his guitar and began a familiar song but couldn’t put my finger on. Once I realized it was Thriller, I told Cheryl, he’s the one.

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PS. Artists are easy to recognize, but not always popular.

Courage and duty are often misinterpreted as what?

Famous military quotes
Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas message to the Germans

Courage and duty are often misinterpreted as what?

Antagonism.

Brigadier General McAuliffe wasn’t trying to antagonize the Germans in 1944. He was exercising courage and obeying a solemn oath of duty.

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Photo: Florida Capital building 22nd floor observation deck and museum, May 2012.