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May 14, 2012 at 8:02 am
Actual lightning photo taken in May
Have you ever taken advantage of your energy provider choice program? I’ve switched my home energy provider in the past and have captured ... (
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May 2, 2012 at 12:42 pm
It’s a fact of life that with millions of motorists taking to the road each year some will be involved in an accident.
Car insurance provides some peace of mind in ... (
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March 2, 2012 at 2:11 pm
On my way into work every day I pass several billboards. Lately one of them has caught my eye.
Feed the Pig Billboard
The billboard shows a person skydiving with Alexander ... (
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February 23, 2012 at 8:59 am
How many can you guide to safety?
Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President Obama shared a favorite “way the world works” ... (
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February 13, 2012 at 9:15 am
I love spontaneous conversations, especially when something as absurdly unrelated as the Federal Reserve and Valentines Day get mashed together.
Thought up by economist ... (
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February 11, 2012 at 12:34 am
There’s battle lines being drawn
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
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February 8, 2012 at 8:09 am
With so much negativity spewing from the politicians and the news media, it was nice to see a Super Bowl 2012 ad that was so uplifting.
One that reminded us what America is ... (
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February 2, 2012 at 11:56 am
January was the month of the savings reboot. At least the start of it.
A little while back we wrote about a potential job loss on the horizon and some of the exciting (yes, ... (
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January 27, 2012 at 12:28 pm
It’s hard to believe it with the mildness of this winter, but it’s nearly time to start preparing for spring and gardening. I love winter, and all the seasons, but ... (
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January 26, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Thud!
“Good but next time tuck your chin in more”
Thud!
“Almost got it, just be sure to keep your arm straight”
Thud! …
These were the sounds of my ... (
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January 23, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Whenever I type something on the computer, invariably I’ll have a cat friend who decides my lap is the best place to be. She’s on me now, kneading and asking for ... (
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January 17, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Today started off normally. I got up, enjoyed a Greek yogurt (tried a new flavor, pomegranate. Yum!) and made some delicious scrambled eggs with spinach. It was sunny and there ... (
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January 16, 2012 at 1:41 pm
A few days ago on my morning commute I heard a radio ad that just about made me pull over.
Cue the ocean waves sound effect:
Man: “I’d never thought I’d be that ... (
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January 13, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Stratton Mountain sunset
“You wouldn’t let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it.” Jim Rohn
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January 3, 2012 at 12:53 pm
How much money do you have riding on your next action? No really, how much? I’m talking about the very next thing you do after you leave here, can you place a dollar figure ... (
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December 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm
In Chris Brogan fashion we have decided to ditch the new years resolutions and instead concentrate on THREE WORDS that sum up our focus for 2012. These words are a model for how ... (
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December 29, 2011 at 10:52 am
I was watching the new season of Teen Mom 2 recently on MTV (guilty pleasure, please forgive me), and something one of the mothers said really made me pause and think.
The Backstory:
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December 16, 2011 at 7:34 pm
This reflection comes because I will likely be losing my job in the next 7.5 months, and joining the ranks of the (officially) unemployed in New York state.
Where I Work
I currently ... (
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December 14, 2011 at 9:19 am
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill
This video moved and inspired me, probably more than any other video in a very long ... (
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December 9, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Yesterday I wrote about how I would like, but didn’t need a million dollars or a high salary. We’ve designed our life, and are working on designing it further, to ... (
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December 8, 2011 at 1:07 pm
The other day I was looking over old photos I have on my phone, and came across one I titled “Million Dollar Baby.” This was a good memory of a class project I had ... (
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November 16, 2011 at 2:24 pm
We happened to catch a 60 minutes segment this weekend about insider trading laws, and how Congress doesn’t have to follow the same ones that businessmen do. If you haven’t ... (
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November 2, 2011 at 11:01 am
“May we live in interesting times”
While this phrase is usually used ironically, implying that ‘uninteresting times’ of peace and happiness are usually ... (
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September 26, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Those of you reading this directly, not through a feed reader or email, will notice that we have an image of a rabbit with the slogan “Make your own luck” on the top ... (
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August 25, 2011 at 12:43 pm
A reader recently sent us an email asking if we knew the schedule of the congressional session for 2011. They read our original post: Just when DOES congress work? and wanted ... (
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