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Saturday, March 20, 2004

"Common Sense" is overrated

Passionflower says I should use "common sense" in dealing with this little bug I've had lately. That made me wonder, what is common sense. Most of what we call common sense is just stuff we've been told over and over again. For example one of Passionflower's suggestions was that I drink eight... Sign in to see full entry.

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Athletes better paid than teachers? Not necessarily

Baseball players make millions of dollars per year. Teachers are lucky to make $40,000 per year. This is terribly unfair and an example of how screwed up our society is. Right? Wrong! In the first place this assertion is based on the assumption that a teacher is more valuable than a baseball player.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 19, 2004

A Writer's Bruised Ego

I think I handle criticism of my writing pretty well, up to a point. Up to the point where someone criticizes my writing. I got my long awaited critique on my final assignment for the direct mail advertising course I've been taking. It was awful. Basically I did everything wrong according to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 18, 2004

Appearances, Shmappearances

To me, the least important thing about anyone or anything is what it looks like. That seems to put me at odds with most of the other people in the world or at least the United States. We worship good looking things. We give the most adulation to and pay the most money for the best looking cars,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Happy Anniversary to Me

One year today as a member of Blogit. In that year I've paid out $35.88 and earned $6.23. Doesn't sound like a very good investment when you look at it that way. But really it has been a good investment, if you look at the intangibles. The writing experience I've gained. The things I've learned from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 15, 2004

The Joy of Receiving

Are you a good receiver? Not talking about football now. I mean are you good at receiving things? Gifts? Compliments? Favors? Money? We all grew up learning "Tis better to give than to receive" Well as the rental car commercial says, "Not exactly" Giving and receiving are equally important. They... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 14, 2004

The Teflon Minister

Some of my regular readers are familiar with the situation I have going on with my minister. To sum it up for the rest of you, I recently completed classes to become what our church calls a religious science practitioner.Basically that means I've been trained to pray with people in a specific manner... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 12, 2004

How do you feel about money? Seems like an easy question doesn't it. Of course I love money and I'll take all I can get. Really? Maybe that's your first thought but when you look deeper, it gets complicated. Do you remember as a baby finding a penny and putting in your mouth? What did the adults... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 11, 2004

Lie to Protect Loved Ones?

My mother asked me this morning what I was doing about health insurance since I became a full time writer. I told her the truth. I told her I was going without it. She freaked out. I tried to explain my reasoning to her. I tried to tell that I don't believe in making decisions based on fear. I could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004

"Rules" about Money

There are a lot of so-called rules about money. You're supposed to have a written budget and stick to it. You're supposed to keep your checkbook balanced.You're supposed to keep all your receipts. Yadda Yadda Yadda. You know what? Those aren't real rules. They're just someone's opinion. Plenty of... Sign in to see full entry.

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