How I Survived Canceling Cable (With Roku’s Help)

January 24, 2011

A couple weeks back, Lynne 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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Leveraging the Power of Human Connections

January 22, 2011

Image Credit: Peter Mello Grief shared is only half grief; joy shared is double joy. – Honduran Proverb We humans are a social race. Yes, we value our independence, our solitude, our time to ourselves, and admittedly, there are some humans that thrive on being alone (the rest of us tend to call these people [...]

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I’m Giving Away My 188 Books For Free

January 20, 2011

Image Credit: Taber Andrew Bain Over the years, I’ve collected many books. I’ve sold some off, lost a few through lending to friends, and donated a few. I recently decided to go completely digital with my books, so I am giving away the paper books I have on my shelves – for FREE. That’s right, [...]

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Harnessing True Success

January 19, 2011

Image Credit: Jeff Hester 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 [...]

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A Lesson In Poor Assumptions From A Clinical Nurse

January 18, 2011

Image Credit: Moose G. When I was 5 or so, I contracted Chicken Pox. I barely remember the ordeal, but the one thing I do remember is that I did not enjoy one aspect of having to stay home, put this weird ointment all over my body, and deal with insane itchiness without the ability to [...]

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Expectations and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

January 18, 2011

Image Credit: Rachel When we are children, many of us have teachers, parents, or other adult influences in our lives. Many of us experience great positive influence from these relationships. Others, perhaps, not as much. What we are told as children, however, can have a dramatic impact on our future success. You Can Do Anything [...]

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You Are A Rock Star

January 17, 2011

Image Credit: Rich Bowen Yes, you, the awesome person reading this article. You are a rock star. You may not play an instrument, have what you think are any special skills, or feel as though you are a rock star in any way. You may know you’re a rock star. No matter what you think [...]

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My Conscious Growth of My Social Circle of Friends

January 14, 2011

Image Credit: Ben Dodson 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 [...]

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My Love Triangle With Paper Books and Digital Books

January 13, 2011

Image Credit: Charly Morlock 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 [...]

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