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January 10, 2007

Zoinks!

My respects to MR Takamoto, the creator of Scooby-Doo.  He died Monday at the age of 81.  It’s been said that if you love what you do, and do what you love, you’ll never work another day in your life.  MR Takamoto loved what he did and did it up...

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January 8, 2007

The Brain and How to Use It

I’m up in Stirling, which is a city about 45 minutess northwest of Edinburgh.  I’m here over the next couple of days doing a piece of work for a client. I like the Scottish.  They are a friendly and accomodating people and make great hosts.  My taxi driver, Steve, makes...

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January 5, 2007

Top Tips to Motivate Yourself

In the spirit of the New Year, with new goals and new dreams, I have published a little pocket motivator you can download for free.  It’s a handy little piece you can flip open whenever you need a quick pick me up. Enjoy.  Top Tips to Motivate Yourself And if...

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January 4, 2007

Serial No. 3817131

Hail-oh hail-oh infantry Queen of battle follow me Nothing in this life is ever free So pick up your weapon and follow me Being a soldier is tough business.  The blood, the sweat, and the threat of combat are constant companions.  I lived the life of a soldier for 11...

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January 3, 2007

Massages for Dogs

Is your favourite pooch feeling a bit tense lately? Why not pop over to the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Florida where your privileged pup can get a relaxing massage for $225. And if you really feel like pampering your pup, throw in another $220 and your pup will get gourmet dog...

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January 2, 2007

Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?

Over the Christmas break I read Freakonomics, a book whose authors proudly confess has no unifying theme.  The book basically builds on the work of Steven D. Levitt, the self-professed rogue economist who explores the hidden side of everything. I never realised economics could be so fun.  At West Point,...

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January 1, 2007

Lost Hendrix Tape

Dave Chapman, a producer, was sorting through some old recordings of a group called the New Flames when he discovered at the end of one of the tapes a Jimi Hendrix style rendition of the Welsh national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, Land of My Fathers.  Hendrix is known to have been...

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January 1, 2007

Immigration Fears

   Today, Romania and Bulgaria have officially joined the EU.  This brings the EU total up to 27 members and a half a billion people.  The BBC quoted the Romanian president, Traian Basescu as saying, “It was hard, but we arrived at the end of the road.  It is the...

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January 1, 2007

Happy New Year!

One year ends another one begins.  I am looking forward to 2007.  It’s an odd numbered year, and if my past history reflects my future history, odd years have been wild years for me, so 2007 is sleighted to be a wild ride.  Happy New Year, Clay 

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December 31, 2006

New Year’s Resolutions

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back 4000 years to the Babylonians.  They believed the way you behaved on the first day of the New Year set the tone for how you would behave for the next 12 months.  I tend not to make New Year’s resolutions because...

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December 29, 2006

break

After finishing my contract last Friday, I’ve been taking a bit of chill time and getting myself ready for the New Year. I’ve been mulling over my goals for 2007, but haven’t come up with a definitive list yet. The gates of the New Year stand ready to open.  I’m...

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