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A World of Difference Between Chicago and Tennessee
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My wife and I vacationed in Tennessee last week. We have been there several times before. This time we became aware of something we had not realized before. It’s amazing how much different life in Tennessee is than it is where we live in the western suburbs of Chicago. Life is Hectic Here in Chicago […]
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How many languages can you speak fluently? If you are like me, you probably only can speak one – English. When you are in the presence of others speaking a different language, don’t you feel lost? You have no idea of what they’re saying. If you’re asked a question, you have no idea how to […]
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Living Life Holding on To the Seat of Your pants
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One person who inspires me is Les Brown, the motivational speaker. I had the opportunity to see Les in person on several different occasions while I lived in the Detroit area. His gusto for life has always amazed me. Recently I saw the title of one of Les’ speeches on the Internet. It was Live […]
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Shocking Info about Unethical and Corrupt State Governments
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I have to tell you. I was shocked. While reading the headlines on msn.com the other day, I saw a reference to an article which the Center for Public Integrity published on March 19. The title of the article is “Grading the nation: How accountable is your state?” The article ranks each state for how […]
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I am alarmed. This is . . . A Problem Far Bigger Than I Ever Imagined 3 young men I know are involved with drugs. These men do not know each other and have never met. All 3 are nice clean cut men. Unless you were aware you’d say that each had their head on […]
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The Destructive Power of My Words
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This is something I have been thinking about quite a bit. One of my goals in life is to be as happy as I can be. I have come to realize that money and stuff do not bring me happiness. I am happy when I am getting along well with others especially my loved ones […]
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Have you noticed? Our country is more polarized now than it has been at any point during our lifetimes. The news media classifies us politically as being Red or Blue This polarization has occurred over the last 10 to 15 years. It seems that people are either ultra conservative and ultra right or ultra liberal […]
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Normally at this time of the year, it seems stores and companies don’t care about the service they provide customers. The greater emphasis is placed on the sales they have going on for the year end Holidays. An unbelievable amount of time is spent on sales starting with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Simple Truths […]
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What Steve Jobs Said That Made Me Pay Attention
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In my July Post I asked who and what are robbing you of your greatness. On October 5 Steve Jobs died. Since then many people have commended him for his great work with Apple, Next and Pixar. I read much of what they have written. Of all that I have read about Steve, one thing […]
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A Taste of Peace and Happiness Rarely Experienced Before
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My wife and I were camping in the Pennsylvania Wilds last week. This is an area stretching from the middle to the western side of the state. Somewhat remote. Very spotty cell phone coverage. No access to the Internet. No TV and very little radio. We were at Cook Forest State Park. An absolutely beautiful […]
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