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Do you consider yourself a Success or a Failure?

8. May 2013

Do you consider yourself a success or a failure? Be careful with your answer because either answer would be telling an untruth about yourself. There is a poem by Rudyard Kipling called “IF” and there a portion of that poem that summarizes what I am trying to convey. If you can dream–and not make [...]

Wouldn’t it Be Nice?

5. April 2013

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Wouldn’t it Be Nice? To be perfectly symmetrical? To be able to regrow a lost limb? To be protected by armour? To be able to change from male to female & vice verse any time you want? Well, we’d have to be a starfish for all that and we’d have to give up [...]

Spring ahead and Fall back for DST

5. March 2013

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Why do we “Spring ahead” and “Fall back” ? Every year in the Spring we move our clocks forward an hour and every year in the Fall we move our clocks back an hour. There are some obvious reasons why we do this, but I though it might be fun to dig a little [...]

Tis’ That Time of Year

11. December 2012

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Tis’ that time of year……. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, Joyeux Noel, Shen Dang Jieh, Kurisumasu Omedeto, Buone Feste Natalizie, Meri Kirihimete, Feliz Navidad, and Season’s Greetings to all!! It’s that time of year again, when we spend too much money, eat way more than we should, maybe have a few extra cocktails, and hopefully spend [...]

Thanksgiving…what does it mean to you?

20. November 2012

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What does Thanksgiving mean to YOU? Interesting facts: It’s a holiday celebrated in the Unites States on the 4th Thursday in November. It officially became an annual tradition during the Civil War in 1863. It is by far one of major holidays of the year! For Canadians the holiday is celebrated [...]

Is having Multiple Streams of Income a good idea?

4. October 2012

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Multiple Streams of Income – good idea or not? If I asked you this question: “Do you think having Multiple Streams of Income is a good thing?” What would your immediate answer be? I’ve asked many people this question and the answer is almost always a resounding YES or absolutely. When I was [...]

Lose Sight of the Shore…………

16. August 2012

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“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus, was a Genoese explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents. I’ve had setbacks in my life, as I am sure you have too! When you [...]

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Do you consider yourself a Success or a Failure?

Wouldn’t it Be Nice?

Spring ahead and Fall back for DST

Tis’ That Time of Year

Thanksgiving…what does it mean to you?

Is having Multiple Streams of Income a good idea?

Lose Sight of the Shore…………