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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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“They Say We Are Infidels” by Mindy Belz
“They Say We Are Infidels” was published earlier this year. This means some of the events in the Middle East, chronicled by the author, took place as recently as 2015. The narrative starts out with an incident in 2006, eight … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Of what the 2016 election reminded me
In a moment, I’ll get to what this election reminded me of as I had made the switch from being an employee to a business owner over a decade ago. But, first, here is a bit of U.S. history lesson: … Continue reading
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The 2016 election – My thoughts
The 2016 election in the U.S.A. was contentious, controversial, and downright ugly, to say the least. My choice had already been made by the time the Presidential candidates were narrowed down to the two finalists: Hillary Clinton (a career politician) … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – On being coached, update 2016
I wrote about this topic a couple of times on this website. Effective October 1, 2016, I signed up to work with a new coach. This is an open blog intended primarily for him. Here it is: Dear Coach: … Continue reading
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Random thoughts on the rhythm of life
Do you like waking up in the morning? I do. As a matter of fact, I like myself the best in the morning because I feel so refreshed. Sleep is like nature’s magic, isn’t it? As I look out the … Continue reading
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Evils of brainwashing
Recently, I received a comment on this website from a gentleman by the name of Douglas Shinsato. I had mentioned his name in my blog, posted exactly two years ago today, as one of the two very important translators. I responded … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Eviction Diversion Program
Landlords and property managers, this one’s for you! If you own rental properties and/or manage them for other people, and if your tenants are experiencing temporary hardship, the Eviction Diversion Program may help you collect back-rent. I first learned about … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – The future of Pontiac is bright
On August 8, 2016, we closed on a HUD property located at 61 Fairgrove Street, Pontiac, Michigan 48342. More on this specific property a little later. For those of you who may not be familiar, Oakland County, which includes the … Continue reading
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The role of a spouse
The second half of this post is a sequel to last year’s blog post about the 610 MASS reunion. In the previous post, I talked about David having been nominated to succeed as chairman of its Alumni Association. Before I come back … Continue reading
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I am grateful for my loving family
For the last two decades or so, almost every Fourth of July, as well as days surrounding the holiday, we had spent time at our daughter-in-law Kathy’s Grandfather’s lake-front cottage in Michigan. PT, as we affectionately called him, passed away … Continue reading
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