Here is a chapter I am working of for my book, “ACHIEVERS” that will be coming out in June. I am looking for input on my definition of success that I gathered from the stories about people that I have written for the book. Any ideas will be considered! SYNOPSIS “They went off to seek […]
How many of us understand the real cost of spending money? Most of us will borrow money at some time in our lives. Some of us will borrow money many times. Some will borrow money and make payments all their lives and leave the balance to their estates. Some pay cash for everything. Hopefully any of […]
Everyone has a story There are many biographies and autobiographies of famous people that we read to learn about them and how they achieved their success. Many are very inspirational to any of us, even though we may perceive that these people are “super human”! But there are other people who have achieved success too […]
Marijuana is in the news all the time it seems. Several states have legalized it for recreational purposes as well as medicinal. Better yet, governments have been taxing it so it may be here to stay! Several things bother me about it. First, I am old enough to remember the debates going on when the […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE I was raised in the 50’s and 60’s by parents who taught me the values that I still believe in today. I wish I could say that I have always lived by them, but being human, I have denied them many times. And when I did it caused problems for me down the […]
Minimum wage has always been a hot topic it seems. I have heard about it all my life. Companies that rely on cheap labor in their financial model oppose raising it; people on the other side say they deserve a living wage. Bottom line is that both parties want to make more money! You […]
HAIL SATAN! If you haven’t heard of this story you probably don’t follow the news much. Or at all… The phrase was a chant by pro-abortionists in the Texas capitol over the legislative action to limit abortions to pregnancies that are more than 20 weeks along. Last report was the chant was “F…k the church”! Twitter […]
I think they do. They both fear the “slippery slope” of government actions that would limit what they perceive as their freedoms and rights. They don’t trust government and don’t want to give up any rights they perceive they have. Some in Texas are trying to restrict abortion to pregnancies that are 20 weeks along. […]
One of the greatest debates in our time and maybe even in history may turn out to be gay marriage! It truly was a great, though often heated debate with many participants on each side of the issue. Given that many states now have made gay marriage a legal, binding contract, it appears that the gay marriage […]
I see the AMA has defined obesity as a disease recently. I know Burt Nordstrand, founder of Cor Retreat is happy about that as it will help him with his cause of combating obesity via his programs at the Retreat in Wayzata. I know some folks who have been to his program and they appreciate […]
