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The Joneses
I’ve got a nightly ritual. After I get done with finishing whatever it is I’m working on for the night, I go to the kitchen, open the pantry, look around, find nothing I really want, grab a glass from the cabinet, fill it with water, drink it down, head to the bathroom, brush my teeth,…
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How I Survived Canceling Cable (With Roku’s Help)
A couple weeks back, Wifey decided to admit that she was allowing herself to be distracted by watching too much television. The culprit, she stated, was that with the cable service we had subscribed to, it was nearly impossible to turn the TV off. She has been a TV-holic since I’ve known her, though it…
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Harnessing True Success
When it comes to the wealth of potential knowledge that exists in the world, I am a glutton. I subscribe to 96 blogs. That doesn’t count any news or general interest sites. 96 blogs and it climbs every day as I come across new and fascinating people to read. I read their posts daily. I…
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My Conscious Growth of My Social Circle of Friends
I am a natural loner. For the first 8 years of my life, I was an only child (then my sister was born). For many of those years, I had a working, single mother, so I quickly learned how to be independent. My favorite two pastimes during childhood: Nintendo (yeah, the first one) and Lego.…
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My Love Triangle With Paper Books and Digital Books
I love reading. I love books. In an effort to reduce the clutter in my life, however, I am committing myself to a 100% conversion to a digital library by the end of this year. It is going to take considerable effort, and possibly quite a bit of cash to complete the task. I’m confident,…
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What’s the Big Deal With The Secret?
If you have read The Secret, or if you’ve watched the DVD, then you know what it is trying to help us understand: that if we want something, all we have to do is believe we already have it and it will be ours. Sounds simple enough, right? Here’s the problem: many people don’t even…