No, I haven’t decided to get married 6 times, and behead a couple of my ex-wives.  Much to the relief of my wife, Yuri.

No, I’m talking about Henry’s status as “Defender of the Faith” that he was awarded by the pope, a couple of years before getting ex-communicated.  See, I’m pretty sure that my sea change in beliefs around public education have undergone as fundamental shift over the last two years.

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I received Seth Godin’s latest book, Linchpin, as a gift from my dear friend, Clay Hebert, with the following inscription.

“Paul,

You’re a true linchpin, so for you this book is an award, not a manual.  You taught me a lot of this long before Seth did.  Knowing you has permanently and immeasurably changed the arc of my life, and for that I can never thank you enough.

Butch & Sundance
Simmons & Gladwell
Pettengill & Hebert

You’re my hero, Paul.

Love Always,
Clay”

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