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Can a Night Owl become an Early Bird?

February 2, 2010

I’ve always been a night owl. My first late night job was in high school, mopping up and taking out the trash part time at a restaurant after closing at 11PM. After high school, not taking well to college right away, I worked second shift 3:30PM to midnight at a factory in San Diego for [...]

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Beatles on Ed Sullivan 45 years ago today

February 9, 2009

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan. I’m a huge Beatles fan, always have been. Here is an interesting clip I found on You Tube. It’s a news story that appears to be prior to the appearance on Ed Sullivan.

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Understanding Your Economic Stimulus Payment

August 9, 2008

I received this nice letter from the IRS called “Understanding Your Economic Stimulus Payment”. I got out a calculator to arrive at my own understanding and, from what I can tell, my stimulus award was taxed at a rate of 92.17%, which is the percentage of the $1,800 total that was taken back because we [...]

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Right Brain Left Brain Spinning Girl

November 12, 2007

Someone sent me a link to this spinning girl and I found it interesting.
Which way is she spinning for you? For me, she is spinning to the right (clockwise) 100% of the time. For Sylvia, she is spinning to the left (counter-clockwise) 100% of the time. For our kids, she randomly switches back and [...]

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Why you should register YourName.com

July 7, 2007

A Realtor friend of mine, from a city and state which shall remain unnamed, called me the other day to ask if I knew what could be done about the fact that a disgruntled party in one of his deals (not his client) had registered the dot com of his first and last name and [...]

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Happy Independence Day – July 4th

July 4, 2006

When is the last time you read the entire text of the Declaration of Independence? Last night, while talking with my kids about what the 4th of July really means, and that which we celebrate, I couldn’t remember the exact wording of the following …
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are [...]

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About Blogging – Thanks to Tom at 4WebResults.com

April 26, 2006

It’s been 10 months since I started writing blog articles on this website, and it’s been about 3 years since my good friend Tom Parish told me I should start a blog. I’m sort of stubborn, so it took me a while. Tom’s a Website Promotion and Internet Marketing Consultant. He helps people make their [...]

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Doug and His Friends

March 31, 2006

A couple of weeks ago Sylvia and I found ourselves standing in a homeless encampment off of South Congress with her two brothers, her neice, her ex-sister-in-law, and the homeless residents of this location, who were most gracious hosts. We were there mainly seeking closure. It was 2 days after the death of Sylvia’s oldest [...]

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Married 15 Years Today!

March 9, 2006

Sylvia and I have been married 15 years today. She woke me early this morning with the tender, romantic words “sweetie, you need to get up and take out the garbage”. And so I did get up and drag the trashcan to the street. Now isn’t that what marriage is all about?!
In 1989 when Sylvia [...]

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Keller Williams Real Estate Agents Demonstrate ‘Extreme’ Volunteerism

July 23, 2005

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. (Friday, July 22, 2005)
In keeping with Keller Williams Realty International’s mission to build lives worth living, a dedicated group of associates from the Clarksville, Tenn., market center put their busy schedules on hold to ensure an injured Iraq war veteran could live a better life – in the comfort of a brand-new home. [...]

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