Coincidence is a funny thing… so strange I really don’t believe in it anymore. 

So it just happened to be that my travels landed me in St. Louis this week, on the very day that former Cardinal Mark McGwire finally admitted his steroid use… after years of dodging the subject.

Unlike most public figures under accusation, he never outright lied about his guilt.  But along with breaking Roger Maris’s season home run record, McGwire is also remembered for inartfully dodging questions about steroid use in his 2005 Congressional testimony.  You can see the video here.

Hey, it didn’t take Columbo to know that he was avoiding the truth.  It was easy to deduce by his “answers” that he had taken steroids.  Still, he accomplished his goal:  He didn’t admit the truth, and he didn’t lie… that’s the delicate art of (more…)

If you read my post from a couple weeks back about duality (you did, right?) then you already know that, “It lures people into missing your real message.” 

Because I know how this stuff works, I’m usually leery of giving you examples that have religious or political components.

But here I go again, breaking my own “rules”.

Why? 

Well, 1-because I can’t ignore a great opportunity to give you something you might benefit (more…)