houston, we have a puppy
Posted on July 10 2014
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Tremendous Tracey » Mr. Blue
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Carpe Dogum
Posted on June 19 2014
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[caption id="attachment_1417" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mr. Blue gives his last speech June 12, 2014.[/caption] Last week was a week filled with unbelievable highs and lows. I had three very important speeches. One was just me, one with our Chief Excitement Officer (CEO) Ruby Red, and one with our Chief Motivational Hound, Mr. Blue. In the middle of the week Mr. Blue...READ MORE
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Heavenly Hound Goes Home
Posted on June 16 2014
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In memory of a once in a lifetime companionMr. Blue April 1st, 2001 – June 14th, 2014 Mr. Blue triumphantly crossed the Rainbow Bridge after a ten month fight with lymphoma. Mr. Blue was born in a field somewhere in Austin, Texas in April 2001. A dog about the world, Mr. Blue also claimed Saint Louis, MO and Boiling Springs,...READ MORE
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How I finally became the most popular kid in school
Posted on November 02 2012
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I confess I wasn’t very hip when I was in school. Part nerd, part band geek, and part quasi-athlete, I mixed with a wide range of kids and never made it to the top of any particular group. But that all changed when my dog wrote a book: at 49 years old, I catapulted beyond Justin Bieber status, all because...READ MORE
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sticks and stones may break my bones and words can always hurt me
Posted on March 13 2012
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I’ve spent the last two months teaching leadership principles to elementary school students with my dog, Mr. Blue. It’s the closest thing to being a rock star I’ll ever experience. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, try walking the halls of an elementary school with a dog at your side. The seas part, everyone falls down for a...READ MORE
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the dark side
Posted on December 06 2011
My dog, Mr. Blue, and I recently delivered annual training to the tremendous faculty at Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pennsylvania. At the end of the program, someone asked a question about how to deal with negative people. I asked if she meant in their personal or professional life and she said, “Take your choice.” They entire audience laughed. Point...READ MORE
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working class dog
Posted on August 15 2011
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi In Life Is Tremendous, my father and best-selling author, the late Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, recounts a time early in his insurance career when he purchased a boat. He was told this would be a great hobby to help him “get away from...READ MORE
