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My Custom Art
This here is a custom pickguard a friend did for me, hand painted. I don’t think she enjoyed the process much – or was it just my flip-flopping on design ideas – so I won’t say ‘call her for all your custom pickguard needs’. But she does all types of work so if you’re looking [...] 
Has It Really Been This Long???
I came in here to do some ‘freshening up’ yesterday, and noticed I haven’t added anything new since March!?! Well, I don’t have anything brilliant to say today either, except to point out that time really does fly (whether you’re having fun or not) so be careful… a lot of it can get behind you [...] 
It’s You, Not The Money
I wanted to comment on a thought I hear expressed from time to time, in fact I’m involved in a little debate about it at work right now. Well, not right now exactly…I’m at home right now. But currently. The debate revolves around a poetic idea that concludes “…Wisdom is better than silver and gold”, like [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Posted in Quotes Tagged: freedom, hope, Quotes, von Goethe  
Surviving A Job Loss – The First Steps
I came across an article quoting finance writer Lita Epstein’s book, “Surviving A Layoff: A Week-By-Week Guide To Getting Your Life Back Together”, that I thought I should pass on. Since more and more people will have to face this challenge before things start rebounding (and they will), it may help some of you out. [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“Only the mediocre are always at their best”.
Jean Giraudoux
Posted in Quotes Tagged: excellence, Jean Giraudoux, mediocrity, Quotes  
Quote Of The Week
“The minute that you’re not learning I believe you’re dead.”
Jack Nicholson
Posted in Quotes Tagged: Jack Nicholson, learning, Quotes  
Improve Your Kids’ Grades Fast!
Some time ago, I posted an article that talked about the idea of “learning styles”. For those who don’t know, different people will best absorb information they’re presented with using one of three processes- visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Which could also be called reading, listening and doing.
I recently came across a book by best-selling author [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“Much education today is monumentally ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers when what we should be doing is teaching them to grow their own plants.”
John W. Gardner
Posted in Quotes Tagged: education, John W. Gardner, Quotes  
Kindergarten – A Good Beginning Or The Beginning Of Assimilation?
According to my mother, I was pretty much ambidextrous as a toddler - I’d be lying if I said I could remember that, but she mentioned it at least once. Then I got to kindergarten…
I don’t remember this either, but apparently my teacher(s) didn’t know what to make of this “using both hands” thing, and being [...] 
The Value Of An Involved Father
After years of comments/excuses from people saying that the lack of a positive male role model contributed to the problems in their lives, it can now be officially stated that having Dad take an active role in a child’s life can make a huge difference in its quality…
Detailing a 20 year-long Swedish study, a 2008 report published in Acta Paediatricia says [...] 
Finding After School Activities
Okay, so you’ve decided to look into the options your kids can choose from in pursuing extra-curricular activities. But, where do you look? Well, here’s a partial list of information sources that can at least get you started…
Once you start looking into these options, no doubt some others will “come to you” - don’t forget to [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes, because that’s where the fruit is.”
Will Rogers
Posted in Quotes Tagged: Quotes, Will Rogers  
After-School Activities And Relationship-Building
Extra-curricular activities for children and teens are a huge industry, for lack of a better word, with over $500M invested every year in America alone. We all understand the value of teaching our children new skills, and how to use existing skills in new environments…
One of the most valuable aspects of these programs is the [...] 
On-The-Job Resolutions For 2009
If you’re anything like me, your biggest job-related resolution is that THIS will be the year you’ll stop needing one. If you’re a normal person, you might want to simply focus on ways to make your current job more rewarding, or just more enjoyable. Here are a few ideas you might consider…
Plan some ambitious goals [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.”
Katharine Hepburn
Posted in Quotes Tagged: Katharine Hepburn, Quotes  
Happy New Year, Britney Spears!
Okay, so that’s pretty much a cheap attempt to generate some extra hits by referencing Britney Spears. But really, she does deserve a good year after the last couple.
So do the rest of us! Get out there and make things happen, don’t let the economy get you down and for everybody’s sake, don’t wait for [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves!”
Bill Vaughn
Posted in Quotes Tagged: Bill Vaughn, New Year, Quotes  
Merry Christmas!
Here’s a holiday story that’s a lot nicer than anything I could think up, and it’s apparently true.
A Christmas Story
Have a merry one!
Posted in Your Daily Life Tagged: Christmas  
Reducing Stress Through Laughter – Revisited
While you’re looking for things to laugh about, don’t forget to laugh at the things that are freaking you out. It may seem odd to laugh at your problems, but you do it all the time when OTHER people have them!
Think about sit-coms. Most episodes of any comedy have something to do with somebody’s [...] 
Reducing Stress Through Laughter
How many times would you say you laugh in an average day? Once? Five times? Ten times? Never? People who study this kind of thing have found that a baby will laugh - okay, it’s frequently just a quick giggle - about 300 times a day. So, are we adults just uptight or is there something else going on?
More than [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth and transport the traveller back to his own fireside and quiet home!”
Charles Dickens
Posted in Quotes Tagged: Christmas, Dickens, Quotes  
TV And Happiness
I read an article today that suggested people who watch a lot of TV aren’t as happy as those who watch just a little, or none…
According to data analyzed by the University of Maryland, collected from 45 thousand people over 35 years, watching a lot of TV “might make you feel good in the short [...] 
Holiday Depression?
It may be a bit late for this, but here are some easy ways to ward off the holiday blues that might work for you…
The gist of all these ideas is focusing on something outside yourself, and not dwelling on your own feelings.
For starters, remember that a lot of people aren’t going to be experiencing [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“Without obsession, life is nothing”.
John Waters
Posted in Quotes Tagged: john waters, Quotes  
Make Learning Easier
Whether you’re in school now or thinking about going back, there are steps you can take to make the learning process easier…
People tend to learn new things in one of three ways. The more aware you are of these 3 approaches, the better you’ll be able to pick the one (or ones) that work [...] 
Integrity
So, let’s look a little deeper into the question of whether you’re living up to your own ideals and talk a bit about integrity…
Integrity is a state of being, of living in harmony with your environment. You’re not trying to dominate the world around you, but you aren’t caving into its demands either. You are, [...] 
How Authentic Are You?
Fifteen-plus years after telling his band mates he wouldn’t go onstage if they didn’t sign over the name, Axl’s released a new “Guns ‘n Roses” album. This got me to thinking…
We all have an idea of who we are, what we believe in and what we’ll stand up for. What we represent, [...] 
Will Power And Self Discipline
Willpower and Self Discipline go together like an engine and transmission, a parachute and a rip-cord, peanut butter and chocolate… they’re okay on their own but better when combined!
For the sake of this discussion, willpower will be defined as the ability to choose a course of action and follow through on it no matter what [...] 
Quote Of The Week
“If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.”
John Kenneth Galbraith
Posted in Quotes Tagged: Galbraith, Quotes, spirit  
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