December 2007

Merry Christmas!!

December 25, 2007

Just because you think negative doesn’t mean you are negative! Tweet

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Failure Friday: Christmas Day – December 25th

December 21, 2007

Ah…Christmas is in the air. Not here in Houston (its 78 degrees today), but still. It’s in the air. At least I hope that’s what I smell… But as we approach the big day, I’ve always wondered. Why December 25th? Was that Jesus’ Birthday? Well… from AllAboutJesusChrist.org (where else?): The Bible itself tells us that [...]

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Christmas Safety, Griswald Style!

December 20, 2007
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I just liked the link title CNN used on its front page: Don’t be an idiot holiday shopper. Too bad they chickened out on the actual article headline. J It is important that during this fun and festive time we don’t forget to sprinkle a dash of negativity around to make this a safe and [...]

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Workplace Wednesday: Santa’s Workshop

December 19, 2007

Negative thinking is truly everywhere! Even the big man up north devotes half his time to negative thinking. He makes a list of not only the nice children, but the naughty. He not only makes the list, he checks it twice for mistakes. Hate to give a nice child a big old lump of coal. [...]

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Get busy living, or get busy dying

December 18, 2007

From the “Doesn’t anyone watch movies?” department CNN.com has this: A manhunt is under way Tuesday for two inmates who chipped their way out of a New Jersey jail and left behind a note wishing authorities “Happy Holidays.” Jose Espinosa, 20, and Otis Blunt, 32, who are considered armed and dangerous, were discovered missing from [...]

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Bloggers Unite: Blogging for Hope

December 17, 2007

Bloggers Unite has designated today as Acts of Kindness. Basically, you blog about some act of kindness you’ve performed. I am going to spotlight at charity my wife chose to donate to this year. Child’s Play for The Texas Children’s Hospital is a fantastic way to impact the quality of life for a sick child. [...]

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Failure Friday: The Telephone

December 14, 2007

This little blunder is what I like to call Found in Translation. Sometimes misinterpretations allow us to move forward. Take the case of Alexander Graham Bell. Before he invented the telephone, he studied transmitting tones electronically. I’ll let PBS.org explain: Alexander Graham Bell became intrigued by the writings of German physicist Hermann Von Helmholtz. Von [...]

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Customer Service or Waterboarding?

December 13, 2007

I ordered my wife a wonderful, expensive, heartfelt gift (she’s reading this so I can’t tell you what it is) from Amazon.com. I paid for gift wrapping since I wrap presents like a monkey on crank. Quickly and without remorse. I get said fabulous gift (she’s still reading) in a cloth bag that is sheer. [...]

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Natural In-stink

December 12, 2007

Read this interesting article today about removing fear at Guardian Unlimited: The Tokyo University professor has just unveiled mutant mice that have lost their innate fear of cats. Rather than flee or freeze when confronted with their feline enemy, the mice sniffed and even played with them, blissfully unaware of the potential dangers. Kobayakawa developed [...]

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How to screw up your future…for Dummies!

December 11, 2007

Proof the positive thinking can be detrimental to your future. This article post on CNN.com highlights the shortsightedness and unrealistic view of the world teens have: On a Facebook group that celebrates young women getting drunk, there’s no such thing as going too far. One young woman dances on top of a bar. Another sits [...]

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