Tonight I ran naked. To be specific: without any sort of electronic technology on my person. I ran away from the ipod playlists that I usually end up skipping through to find the current song of my heart. My hands were free from taking turns holding my Blackberry phone that I’d try to peek at [...]
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Naked Run
Posted in Personal Philosophy, Sports, tagged blackberry, cell, Ipod, music, naked run, run, running on January 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Poem Ode to the Real Iron Chefs of the World
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
POEM ODE TO THE REAL IRON CHEFS OF THE WORLD So there’s a show or two on who can cook the fastest, make up the most gourmet meal: quite the challenge we think. But let’s remember reality: what about those parents single or together who have to whip dinner in imposssible time flat? To them [...]
Garden Gems: Taming the Vine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged destiny, garden, jasmine, life force, vines on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of months ago I had to prune back my jasmine vine that had nearly choked itself in the southwest corner of my outdoor garden. There’s a wooden fence encompassing the garden on which I had tried to guide this particular vine to climb. What I never expected was that the jasmine would end [...]
Everlearning, Everloving: Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The end of 2011 was a blur for most of us. Our current American society has managed to cram several holidays in the last 4 months of the year that carry both nostalgic fuzzy feelings as well as hectic stress-inducing circumstances. While we look ahead at the clean time slate of 2012 today, we’re able [...]
Four More Years? Yes, He Can.
Posted in Politics, tagged 2016, Democrats, economy, Mr. Obama, nation, Politics, POTUS, President Obama, President of the United States, Republicans, State of the Union address, world power on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We can acknowledge that history repeats itself in our human society here on Earth. Those who weave a successful future usually have studied history well and focused on what worked well so that they can ensure a positive outcome in their own lives. Enter here: President Barack Obama. This man has played the cards of [...]
Twenty and Thirty-Somethings: Lost and Stockless
Posted in Economics, Family and/or Personal, Politics, tagged investing, money, paycheck-to-paycheck, saving, stocks on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As we’re barreling into the new year, finances are on many of our minds. In my personal experience, I’m continuously humbled by the state of our family’s budget. The more I focus on it and work at trying to help us save more and invest wisely, I find that we’re still making ends meet paycheck-to-paycheck [...]
President Obama: The Pragmatist
Posted in Politics, tagged Congress, election, President Obama on December 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Note: This is a short blog post and yet a very hefty one in subject matter. President Obama is beginning the gradual and effective process of becoming a pragmatic leader of the United States that will help him ensure re-election in 2012. When reading or watching liberal press coverage, however, you may get the sense [...]
Four More Years? Yes, He Can! Repeat Post: From January 28, 2011
Posted in Politics, Social Commentary, tagged four more years, Obama, Politics, POTUS, President, state of the union on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
NOTE: I was just reviewing some of my files and came across this post from last year. I feel it still hold true even though President Obama has yet to deliver his State of the Union address for 2012. Enjoy! Four More Years: Yes, He Can! We can acknowledge that history repeats itself in our [...]
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