Month: November 2010
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Quote from Thirty Rock
“Lettng morality get in the way of making money, I might as well become a teacher”. I’m thinking of my son Josh who wants to be a teacher.
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Just saw “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Just saw Woody Allen’s 2008 film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”. Loved everything about it. It reminds us of how we used to think. Not to mention the appeal of Spanish wine and the drean of a vacation there someday.
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A baby boomer struggles with Veteran’s Day
My mixed feelings about military service surface every Veteran’s Day. Of course I appreciate the sacrifice of those who served our country and made possible the life I enjoy living today. There is simply no way to even acknowledge the level of debt we owe to our veterans. I hold the highest possible level of…
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100 Web visitors today
Today I hit the 100 Web site visitor milemark; the first time since the sale of MedSave more than a year ago. Much of the growth comes from marketing the expansion of the national health insurance exchange, but I made a personal effort to put more “out there” on traditional and social media sites today.…
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book review: Reading Notes for “The End of The Line”
“The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat” by Charles Clover 2006 University of California Press – read October 2010 The Problem 75% of world’s fisheries are fully exploited, over-exploited or depleted. Demand continues to grow sharply. Commercial fisheries use modern “fish-killing machines” (p 42); technology creep increases…