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Renaissance Rebirth
Something’s up and I don’t know what, but it may be an epochal change in civilization. Such a change makes me question my assumptions, including those behind my book, Dream. Invest. Live., that is the basis for this blog. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Dream. Invest. Live., earthquake, Facebook, first world, HCLE, investing, Khan Academy, Medici, occupy, personal finance, rebirth, renaissance, Simple Living, Solomon Islands, teaching, third world, transformation, travel, tsunami, water, wealth, wikipedia, YouTube
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Pesky Raccoons
Pesky raccoons. One of them woke me this morning, two hours before dawn. It was in the carport, successfully knocking over a garbage can. Of course, I didn’t know what was making the sound until I opened the door. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, birthday, Charity, consulting, dancing, dining, dreams, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Langley, Mike Rowe, mortgage, personal finance, photos, poverty, raccoons, recycle, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, spirituality, stocks, teaching, TED talks, unemployment, wealth, whales, Whidbey, writing
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Maritime Ties
My condolences to those people who have birthdays close to Christmas. It is so easy for them to miss out on gifts. I, however, am lucky enough to have my birthday in January; which means that whatever I didn’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, Christmas, dancing, Family, gifts, investing, knots, Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine Veterans, personal finance, Puget Sound, sailing, Salish Sea, shipping lanes, stocks, Whidbey
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Shifting Dreams
A topic popped up again. I wanted to write about it because it fascinates me, but I’d already written about Shrinking House Dreams and alternative economies. Yet, the topic comes up in conversations, news reports, and celebratory events. That’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Economies, American Dream, boat, Currency, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, KWPA, live aboard, Money & Life, New Road Map, personal finance, RV, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, Tiny Houses, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Who Cared About What
What do folks really care about? “Hey, how are you doing?” Most of us know the answer is, “Fine. How about you?” It has to be that way. Starting every conversation with an in-depth analysis of personal current events would … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, dancing, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., drewslist, Facebook, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, klout, Microvision, MVIS, personal finance, picop, Provenge, Scotland, Simple Living, stocks, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Surprise A New Year
“Hello. This is the dentist’s office confirming your appointment for tomorrow morning.” Eep. I forgot. Good thing they called. Let’s see if I can get six month’s of flossing done in the next 24 hours. Where did the last six … Continue reading
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Tagged 10000 hour rule, Art, consulting, craigslist, drewslist, economics, entrepreneur, HCLE, health care, investing, Karate, photos, self publishing, speaking, stocks, teaching, wealth, writing
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Semi Annual Exercise EOY 2012
Welcome back my friends that know I do this every six months. For everyone else, hi! At the end of June and the end of December I follow the advice of Peter Lynch. If you can’t describe the companies you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged AMSC, Art, books, consulting, Dendreon, DNDN, Dream. Invest. Live., GGOX, GigOptix, housing, investing, Investor Village, jobs, LTBH, Microvision, Motley Fool, MVIS, occupy, personal finance, photos, Real Goods Solar, RSOL, Scotland, stocks, unemployment, wealth
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Pivotal Times
It was the best of years. It was the worst of years. How can anyone say that? The Top Ten lists are out, and the optimist in me keeps saying, “But, wait. So many things are changing that maybe something … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, backups, books, consulting, ebook, entrepreneur, EOY, Facebook, HCLE, housing, investing, jobs, kindle, klout, Langley, MVIS, personal finance, photos, Scotland, self publishing, social media, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Crossover Into A New World
We’ve reached the end of the stone calendar. Time to reset the Mayan clock back to zero. Considering everything I’ve been going through, waking up to a brand new world is appealing. Let me check; yep, looks about the same. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, consulting, crossover point, digital singularity, Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, New Road Map, personal finance, photos, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, Step 8, stocks, teaching, wealth, Whidbey, writing, YMOYL
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Pushing The Levers
This year set a record. My photos were on display and for sale every month through various venues. Nice coverage, and a compliment because most of the exhibits were by request. Today I sit beside my art outside Fine Balance … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Baileys Corner, books, consulting, Facebook, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, personal finance, photos, Retirement, Rural Characters, Scotland, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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