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November 08, 2009 02:59 PM EST --
Today I was browsing in a book store, and I left empty handed and discouraged. I didn't find anything I wanted to read enough to buy.
The popular offerings are dominated by vampire fiction. . . .
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August 30, 2009 05:30 PM EDT --
1.) Plot Against America by Phillip Roth (fiction) Interesting, well written
2.) Worldly Philosophers b y Robert L. Heilbroner (nonfiction) - overview of western economic thought. Not as . . .
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March 21, 2009 06:07 PM EDT --
I saw this opera a few years ago. I remember enjoying the performance, but had not thought about it much since then. That was until last week. I was looking for something to play, . . .
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March 19, 2009 06:19 PM EDT --
I was reading some posts over at Twitter and I ran across one that used the word 'Kerfuffle ". From the context I knew that it meant something like mess or trouble.
Dictionary.com defines . . .
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March 16, 2009 10:18 AM EDT --
I spent the afternoon yesterday cutting back my hedge. Unfortunately, I also cut myself with the saw.
The cut is not deep, but now I need a tetanus shot. fortunately the county health department . . .
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March 13, 2009 09:28 AM EDT --
We are still in a recession, but economic downturns have a way of forcing change.
Today's stories of positive news:
1.) Swiss banks will begin to cooperate in criminal investigations. The . . .
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March 12, 2009 09:30 AM EDT --
There was an article a few days ago bemoaning the fact that all the news is negative.
I say there is positive news out there. I see it often. I'm not talking about fluff pieces about kittens . . .
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March 08, 2009 04:35 PM EDT --
I'm just sitting here listening to some Vivaldi, alternating between reading and goofing off on the net.
Most people are familiar with The Four Seasons by Vivaldi.
May I suggest La Cetra?
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March 03, 2009 03:54 PM EST --
This was an impulse read. I was walking through the library, and the spine of this book caught my eye. It was not on my “to read” list, but I’m glad I went with the impulse.
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February 27, 2009 05:54 PM EST --
The money spent on the TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) has remained a hot button issue.
Do you want to know if your bank or other banks in your area received funds?
Check the list from . . .
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February 26, 2009 10:02 AM EST --
In an era of reduced consumer spending, it would seem obvious for businesses to be extra attentive to customer service and customer satisfaction. In my experience, that has simply not been the case. . . .
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February 23, 2009 02:19 PM EST --
When I was in college, I worked in the dormitory food service. I learned to use a knife properly and I also learned how to make biscuits from scratch.
Its amazingly easy, really. . . .
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February 23, 2009 11:04 AM EST --
The public has spoken, and senator Dodd responded to the anger of the electorate by putting a clause capping salaries into the stimulus bill.
I have heard the responses:
“Those . . .
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February 21, 2009 10:20 AM EST --
In light of current events, I decided to pick up a book on economics. “The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers” by Robert L. Heilbroner was . . .
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February 15, 2009 05:36 PM EST --
I recently finished reading “The Plot Against America” by Philip Roth., and I have mixed feelings about this book.
The book is a fictional account of how things would have been if Charles . . .
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December 31, 2008 01:50 PM EST --
For 2009, I wish that I attend more weddings than funerals.
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December 16, 2008 01:30 PM EST --
Movie Review – Polar Express
Polar Express could have been a great movie. Too bad it wasn’t.
I want to reveal my bias up front. I don’t like Christmas . . .
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December 04, 2008 01:23 PM EST --
I have the senate banking committee hearings with the auto industry guys on my TV right now. I can't decide who is more annoying, the grandstanding senators or the arrogant auto guys...
What . . .
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December 03, 2008 11:26 AM EST --
I have discovered that the best way to start the day on the right foot is to put on some shoes.
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September 29, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
It looks like the $700 Billion federal government plan may be too little too late. The dominos are beginning to fall fast.
Fortis, a big European bank had to be rescued by a consortium of EU countries. . . .
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