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Bottoms-Up
From My Perspective - - - Overexposure is a concern for many performers. Perhaps it would be a good concern to be embraced by many politicians, not the least of which is our current President. Because of a comment he made “off the cuff” (or with his favorite prop – the......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-01 10:36:50 | Rating:

| Views: 38 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Sorry Is As Sorry Does

Overwhelmed and Overloaded
From My Perspective - - - There are two fatal flaws that can become part of one’s psyche and culture: Ignorance and Apathy. It degenerates to – “I don’t know and I don’t care.” This is the beginning stage of being overwhelmed. The word means:......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-03 08:37:50 | Rating:

| Views: 47 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Ignorance and Apathy Is Not Bliss

When Outgo Exceeds Income
From My Perspective - - - One would easily get the impression that our nation is currently insane, stupid, drunk, or controlled by the greatest number of miscreants (depraved, villainous, or base) ever assembled to form the Congress of the U.S. Perhaps – it is all of the above. The......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-04 11:01:40 | Rating:

| Views: 21 | Comments: 2 | Tags: Spend It Then Tax To Pay For It

Money, Money Everywhere?
From My Perspective - - - The saying: “Water, Water everywhere but not a drop to drink!” is sadly familiar to the plight of the nation in terms of “Money, Money everywhere and not a dime to spend (or spare)!” The current monetary philosophy and policy is spend......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-05 08:34:04 | Rating:

| Views: 20 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Be Wise - Go Frugal

Paranoia Realites
From My Perspective - - - The Literature Network gives a summary of the George Orwell Book, 1984, in which the author visualizes a new and different world. “1984 is set in a world beyond our imagining…1984 is set in Oceania, which includes the United Kingdom, where the......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-06 07:04:49 | Rating:

| Views: 18 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Nightmares Can Come True

Taxing Times
From My Perspective - - - The challenges, events, massive legislation, financial upheaval, spending programs of Congress, frustration, inability to gain audience or redress, ridicule and demeaning verbiage for those who protest, loss of civility, a total lack of consideration for......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-10 05:57:56 | Rating:

| Views: 17 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Trust God - He Never Fails

Audacity Absurdity
From My Perspective - - - Audacity means: “boldness or daring, with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions…effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness…” The concept gained attention in a book authored by......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-13 06:19:06 | Rating:

| Views: 21 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Righteousness Needs To Reappear

Audaciousness
From My Perspective - - - The House of Representatives – what does it represent; who does it represent. You elect these people by actively voting for them, or passively by your failure to vote. In some instances, it appears there are self-interested, dysfunctional demagogues who......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-14 09:04:21 | Rating:

| Views: 30 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Politicians Should Listen to...

Up and Uppity
From My Perspective - - - Language is vital for verbal communication but it can often stymie one when it comes to clarity of expression and definitive discourse. Those with communicative skills and abilities are a delight to hear. Those who have mastered the English Language should be......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-18 07:16:51 | Rating:

| Views: 19 | Comments: 0 | Tags: Equal and Up To The Task

Vision
From My Perspective - - - Every individual should have meaningful anticipations, expectations, goals, dreams and a vision in terms of what might and can be. Lives should not be lived in a vacuum or be satisfied with merely a status quo lifestyle. Three parts of the meaning of vision are:......Read More