Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 16th, 2009
No smoking. No parking. No loitering. No personal checks. No shirt, no shoes… no service! And what’s next, you wonder? No kidding. No, really—no kidding!
It has been said laughter is the best medicine. Maybe that’s why the government wants so badly to take over medicine, because no one seems to have a plan to cover laughter, anymore. Maybe there needs to be a [...]
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
I don’t trust people who “know” things.
Let me be clear: I have greatly benefitted from the knowledge of others. There are many things to learn all around us. There is no degree, title, badge, or uniform that offers clear delineation of whom may be a teacher in the school of life. If you want to find out who has [...]
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
In having any type of debate with another person, there are many reflexive responses that are identifiable fallacies that would never pass muster in even a Freshman-level debate club. People often turn to specious reasoning and personal attacks and diversions from the real subject when in the midst of confrontation. However, in my personal experience, if I’ve [...]
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
It seems we now live in a world where people are less inhibited about discussions of once-taboo topics. Ask anyone about religion or politics, and you’ll likely get an answer. And, many times, don’t ask—you’ll still get a very thorough accounting of someone else’s belief system. They’ll probably tell you how much money they made last year along [...]
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
At its heart, language serves to further understanding and inspire new thought. What we each possess in our own minds is uniquely powerful and unmatched in the natural world throughout all other species… the ability to become more than we once were and grow significantly beyond our natural instincts. Coupled with the ability to communicate complex ideas, [...]
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Any business must, first and foremost, serve a need. There are plenty of needs out there, each representing a person in need. There are just as many clichés as how to best serve a need. Give a man a fish or teach him to fish. Common wisdom tells us that teaching a man to fish is greater both morally [...]
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