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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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Happy 45th, my love!
Almost a month ago, on January 20, 2017, the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, was sworn into the Office. Today, February 17, 2017, is our 45th wedding anniversary. For some reason, the two sets … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – “Do you work for your money? Or does your money work for you?”
In his weekly Rich Dad Radio Shows, Robert Kiyosaki often asks the above two questions. Most of the time, I am absolutely convinced that I’m on the right path to focusing on the right things. Ever since I began the quest to … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Checkmarks do the trick for me
Long ago, I used to keep to-do lists separately from my calendar. In fact, what prompted me to write this post were the multiple to-do lists that I found from several years ago, one for each business entity that I … Continue reading
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Is our First Amendment on the endangered-species list?
During the last few decades, something very uncomfortable has been starting to take root in this country. The change has been so gradual and insidious, however, that few of us paid close attention – until certain evidence began to emerge … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Fraud alert for company owners
If you’re impatient like me, you need to know the conclusion about the topic first. So, here it is. If you own and operate a corporate entity and if you receive something in the mail that looks a lot like … Continue reading
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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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