Monthly Archives October 2007

Halloween in the Rear View Mirror 2007

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We had fun taking our kids around this Halloween. I have to say though that the streets around here seem less and less festive about this holiday. Three years ago I distinctly recall at least 5 “haunted house” style garages [...]

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Gold Rushing to Your Head Much?

The Gold Rush of California spurred a mass of hysteria which in turned created an economy that never existed prior. Gold makes things happen in this world.
But what about the things that “all-powerful” gold cannot buy?
cure
quell of terrorism
inspiration
love
talent
peace
happiness
What do you see missing from this list? When I think about the list, it really [...]

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Live In the Now

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Enjoyment: There is joy in the now
Clarity: You can think clearest in the now -and-
the Anxiety Vacuum: There is rarely any anxiety in the now.

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Love Story

When I had started talking to a cute brunette through Yahoo! Personals a couple times in July/August 2002 and I lived in Dana Point, CA in a tiny studio apartment that was undecorated and completely representative of a single 33 year old in limbo in his career and in his distant plan for a family, [...]

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Contentment

I was thinking tonight about this word and what it really means. It is definitely the goal I strive for in my life. People all around me seem to be seeking riches, fame, property, material possessions . . . only some seem to share the same goal I have of contentment.
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How to Blog

On New Year’s Day of 2007, I wrote a post called “Blogging is a Fad, Good Writing Isn’t.” It’s been nearly 11 months since that post and I must say the amount I’ve read and learned in the blog…. I had no idea when I started that this hobby would have so much [...]

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I Control Paper, It Does Not Control Me

Since I started teaching in 1997, I have had a love/hate relationship with copiers and printers. It can be so cool when you have a crisp, stapled presentation ready for 30 kids stacked flush on your desk ready to deliver. It’s even better when the print actually enhances the learning transaction and the standard [...]

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Blog Knowledge: Share and Share-Alike

I’m not one to judge, but some people on the web are truly pompous and selfish it seems.  I have asked some people questions in emails about how they did something here or there I liked on their site and they have been more than accomodating with helpful instructions.  Other people have sent back terse [...]

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WordPress for Dummies Released

WordPress for Dummies is out now.  It looks like an excellent resource for folks learning WordPress.  Likely to impress you with using the features without the “self-taught” headaches some of us have gone through!  I could have written this book, but I’m sure it’s awesome . . . go get a copy.

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