When I got to the Palo Alto airport, I suddenly felt so clammy and dizzy that I scrubbed our flight.

FORBES: Hidden Dehydration Danger

But then I watched the passion with which she filed, polished, scrubbed and painted and suddenly I understood that this passion was exactly the reason why I opted to spend a fair amount of money for my pedicure instead of doing it myself.

FORBES: Why You Need To Love Your Job

But then I realized that I'd already kept my page scrubbed clean of family photos or pictures of my kids.

FORBES: Social Media

We scrubbed our database, and I created a list of worthy recipients in Excel, including only businesses who had a minimum number of trusted reviews and averaged a high enough score (some things shall remain secret).

FORBES: What Is The Back Story Behind The "People Love Us On Yelp" Window Sticker Marketing Campaign?

And, regrettably, I was on that trip and regret it myself that that launch was scrubbed and postponed.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

So he wrote this piece - and, by the way, if you try to look it up now, you can't because Obama and his team have scrubbed it from the internet, so you can't find it, but I want to share with you part of what he wrote.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Monica Crowley, Mightier Pen 2012