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Always do your best

One of the The Four Agreements is "Always Do Your Best". That is a guidepost for future blog posts. Reading my past posts my writing has much room for improvement.

Thank you Google Buzz

I want to offer my gratitude to the Google Buzz team. My life has been enriched by their creation. I have saved time, rediscovered old friends and relearned important lessons about the value of communication. It just so happens none of this actually happened *on* Google Buzz (mostly because not much of *anything* happens on Google Buzz) but rather this all occurred for me because my high hopes for Google Buzz were my inspiration for disabling my Facebook account. I would not describe mysel...

National Money Hole

Sometimes The Onion is pretty funny. In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

Vacation in Italy

So...I went to Italy. It was the best time ever. St. Peter's Basilica blew my mind. I am still in awe. Next was the Statue of David. You can't get your head around how amazing a statue can be until you see it in person. But my favorite thing was Venice. Yes, Venice. There is no place like Venice and unfortunately it may not be around for much longer. I almost didn't go because I was too wrapped up in my own trivial drama. I am so glad I got my head on straight and made it happen. ...

Books: 4 Hour Work Week

The 4 Hour Work Week was an interesting read. The author, Tim Ferriss, proclaims to run his business in just 4 hours a week, take multiple mini retirements and to have completely automated his income.   I like his writing style. It is somewhat in your face. At the same time I think I wouldn't like Tim in person. That's a weird comment, but I kept getting that feeling while reading. I enjoyed the book, don't know that I would enjoy the author's company over a beer.   The first par...