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Competition. Capitalism. Covet. Envy.
These terms have aspects that can be similar - (sadly). The first two can be quite healthy. The last two are never healthy. The first two can drift into the last two if you’re not careful. The last two can never yield anything […]

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I found this history lesson quite nice. Which is easy for me because I love history.
Please enjoy these Excerpts from “I’ve Always Been Proud of America” By Rich Galen
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
If Michelle Obama is finally really proud of America because of Barack’s run, she should be aware that Obama is not the first […]

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America’s glass… 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Yes or no… Do you love America?
I recently listened to people call into a Nashville talk radio show and share what they loved about America. To my surprise, most of the comments where profoundly moving.
Ideas like America liberating Europe and the Pacific during WWII (and our military forces are ALWAYS LIBERATOR’S). […]

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Found this on Digg.com — Too funny. (Trackback added)
From John Cleese’s “Letter to America” (Speaking of Presidential madness):
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the […]

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From AP 02/10/08
BAGHDAD — A diary and another document seized during U.S. raids show some Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders fear the terror group is crumbling, with many fighters defecting to American-backed neighborhood groups, the U.S. military said Sunday.
From AP 02/11/08
QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces critically wounded a top figure in the […]

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Living Life Sans Malice.

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

(It’s sort of La Vida Loca) - I was speaking with a new friend of ours the other day. He shared with me that he works with mentally challenged children. He made a statement that has altered how I see life… permanently. He said that he truly enjoys his work because all […]

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Recession?

Friday, January 18th, 2008

I listened to the Dave Ramsey’s radio show yesterday. He spoke about the “recession”…. or lack there of… A recession is defined by 2 quarters reversed/negative economic growth. That’s not happening at this time. The “Fed” (Wednesday 01/17/08) has said the current US economic picture is SLOW growth - (around […]

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Family… a miniature circus.

Monday, January 14th, 2008

What is a family? Other than being the God ordained institution designed to be a refuge from the evils of this world, and by which we help our offspring hopefully replicate Godly traits generation after generation… I like to reckon it somewhat to a miniature circus. Semi-controlled chaos. Shoes, clothes, and toys […]

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A little help, please.

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Vote for REV21 video “Pain” at: www.famecast.com
First-time voters need register to log in and vote. It doesn’t take long.
* Type REV21 in the search – hit enter (not “Advanced search”).
* Click on REV21 (next to their photo). Their video will begin playing.
* To VOTE click the blue check mark and […]

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Small Business Owners understand.

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

If you run your own small business you know that you ware 2 main hats to keep things operating:
Hat #1 is… well, Owner/Operator. That means you and/or your employees make sure all aspects of your business are handled. But, at the end of the day the buck starts and stops with you. […]

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