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Fresh Idea Cafe Computer
Welcome to a new feature of my blog: Fresh Ideas. Ideas are powerful. Ideas are free. A frugal guy like me likes powerful and free. Frequently, or at least often enough, ideas come to mind that might be inventions. Maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, coffeeshop, computer, fresh idea, invention, patent
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Instant Expert
Overnight success can come after decades of work. Work, work, work, smile and nod at those that think you’re wasting your time, and maybe, but not assuredly, something good can happen. I’m finally going to read Malcolm Gladwell’s frequently referenced … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 hour rule, Facebook, frugal, LinkedIn, Outliers, social media, success, Twitter, Will Rogers
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Group Think
Forget the wisdom of crowds. What do I want? Buying what I want has saved me a lot of money. Crowds create group wisdom. Like minds gather, share similar thoughts, and build community from their mutual interests. At a minimum … Continue reading
Magical Powerful Words
Thank you J. K. Rowling. Last night I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. My favorite parts were when the audience cheered a couple of heroes: Mrs. Weasley and Neville Longbottom. Harry, Hermione, and Ron didn’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged books, frugal, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, Midway Journey, movies, passion, self publishing, Whidbey, writing
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Ships On The Horizon
It’s Friday afternoon and the cruise ships are steaming north. More than 190 cruises start and stop in Seattle every year. My house has a nice enough view that I get to see them go by. Sometimes three of them … Continue reading
Personal Debt Addictions
Debt. Yuck. Is that concise enough? Unfortunately, without it life can take more effort – until some skills are learned. Debt is a tool. Used well it can ease stresses. It can be the lubricant that lets life flow by … Continue reading
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Tagged credit cards, debt, debt ceiling, Dream. Invest. Live., frugal, health care, New Road Map, Scotland, Simple Living
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Accidental Excellence
Pursue Excellence. Strive to be Great. Oh wait. Those must be typed with exclamation points and more caps. Pursue Excellence! Strive To Be Great! Or. Follow your intuition. Let it happen. Michelangelo spent years painting the Sistine Chapel. A writer … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, Charity, personal finance, photos, POD, Pollock, self publishing
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Drunken Frat Parties
Discussion boards are powerful and unregulated, which means I use them, but only with lots of filters. Some are populated with people expressing considered opinions as if it was a collegiate debate society. Many are empty except for a solitary … Continue reading
In Dependent Relationships
Bang. Bang. Bang. No, the sound has nothing to do with fireworks or the local gun club. The banging is coming from the other artists setting up their exhibits. It’s Saturday morning before the Fourth of July. We’re setting up … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, Dendreon, DNDN, FFIV, investing, Microvision, MVIS, New Road Map, Penn Cove, Simple Living, Whidbey
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Semi Annual Exercise Mid 2011
Welcome to my exercise routine. I finished posting my review of my stocks, as I do every six months. The methodical part of me decided that the end of June and the end of December were the most appropriate times. … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, DNDN, GAIA, GERN, GGOX, individual investing, Investor Village, Motley Fool, MVIS, RSOL, Silicon Investor
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