VIOLENCE AND WOMEN I still am unsettled. Last summer a beautiful young woman attended church to observe her sister’s baptism. She heard something in that Sunday’s message which touched a need in her life. She started attending more or less regularly and found even more which touched her needs. In fact, she found everything she had been missing (purpose …
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GUEST POST from Don – Doomers +, Part 2
DOOM CUSTOMERS + (Page 2…) Sorry! I have quite a collection of tidbits which are taking up room on my desk. Let’s deal with some. WHAT IS THE RESULT OF POLITICALLY FORCED INCREASED WAGES? “Minimum Wages and Workplace Injuries”by Michael Davies, R. Jisung Park, and Anna Stansbury found in Planet Money.These researchers studied California wages from 2000 to …
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GUEST POST from Don – Doomers +
DOOM CUSTOMERS + Research has shown that customers who bought a product which failed and which was eventually removed from the market are much more likely to buy the NEXT doomed product. Who are these customers of “doom?”They are early adopters. They see something new and immediately buy it.They go for cheap. They like products which are …
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GUEST POST from Don – Know Your Limits
KNOW YOUR LIMITS A funny thing with cars: They have reservoirs. There’s the gas tank, the oil level, the radiator fluid, the transmission fluid, washer fluid, … even the passenger compartment is a reservoir which is measured in leg room and shoulder room. Your owner’s manual will tell you all the details. You can’t assume the car will hold …
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GUEST POST from Don – Cutting Waste
WHO IS AGAINST CUTTING WASTE? Seems to me that this should not be a partisan issue. I have long suspected that there was rampant waste in government. Turns out I was right (I wasn’t alone). We can’t afford it. The interest on National Debt is eating us alive. Sure! In the process of finding and ending waste some eggs will …
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GUEST POST from Don – 39 Seconds
39 SECONDS [I have no degree in nutrition.] Life patterns matter. One study suggests that if I don’t eat the 17 McCheesburgers this year I will live 39 seconds longer (unless I’m starving to death). I like cheeseburgers … a lot! Especially when I have the hangrys. I make poor decisions when hangry. Actually, I have difficulty thinking beyond …
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GUEST POST from Don: Negative Equity
NEGATIVE EQUITY FACT: Nearly 25% of new car buyers right now are trading in a car that is worth LESS than they owe (the average is $6,000 upside down). Don’t be one of those! If the bank will allow you 6 years…don’t take it. Pay it off in 5. If you can’t afford to pay it off in …
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GUEST POST from Don – Weddings
DO AWAY WITH THESE WEDDING TRENDS How many times do you have to hate something before you say so? You may not agree with all of the following, but I bet you can think of a time when … Pictures After the Ceremony. Please! You have lived together for how long? So, what’s the harm of letting him see …
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GUEST POST from Don: Planning for Shrink (Solution Found, part 2)
PLANNING for SHRINK (Part 2 of “Solution Found”) The ONLY solution to the Global Warming Theory is population reduction. As long as we keep adding people to the planet (and each person adds greenhouse gas to the atmosphere through heating/cooling/transportation, etc) we are only playing at the edges. It is like we are trying to empty a …
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GUEST POST from Don – Debtor’s Ethic
DEBTOR’S ETHIC I don’t like to be indebted to anyone for any reason. There is no loan I haven’t paid off early. We financed half of a new HVAC system last summer instead of robbing savings. We had a year to repay. It is paid in full after 5 months. If I took out the loan, I will repay. I’m not …
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