Monthly Archives: January 2012

The CCN Article about “In economic turmoil, US needs a leader like Churchill” caught my attention.  He has a point – and I think he is missing the greater story here.  We need a vision that is bigger than ourselves – one … Continue reading

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This book is fascinating to me – for it puts my mind to rest about why so many people have a hard time changing course in life. By Peter Levine – a real practical guy who has gotten to the … Continue reading

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Comedians have a way with words, and this issue is shocking. It is a video and article about Foreign Comedians shedding light on big business and prisons in America. The bottomline is this: 1 in 100 Americans are in prison. My take … Continue reading

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At the beginning of last year I had absolutely no interest in anything I am writing about in this article – I thought it had nothing at all to do with business, or my personal life really. Today I am … Continue reading

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Comedians have a way with words, and this issue is shocking. It is a video and article about Foreign Comedians shedding light on big business and prisons in America. The bottomline is this: 1 in 100 Americans are in prison. My take … Continue reading

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Wow, this video clip was a surprising video for me in some ways. I have known for awhile that there is alot of violence in the media against women. I also know that there is a lot of violence and … Continue reading

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Do You Know the Secrets and Keys… When I Grow Up…I want to be like ME! When you grow up, I hope you want to be like YOU! In this day and age it seems that everyone you meet here … Continue reading

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Yes, this article is about the movie Thrive; yet it is a brilliant explanation of what I am really up to. Article is at: This is truly an outside view, and provides a comprehensive “2nd voice” or endorsement of why … Continue reading

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giving the gift of the use of a home when a family’s life has been disrupted by fire…what a delicious example of generosity. http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-couple-offers-house-to-family-who-lost-ho me-in-a-fire-20120104,0,7870858.story I am proud to live in Bellingham.

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When people talk about preserving or restoring the environment, they often talk of sea, sky, and land. What about space? If hypothetically we moved all our mining activities to other planets and asteroids, that would improve the environmental quality here … Continue reading

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