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Bill Gothard dedicated his life and himself to helping people make wise decisions. He is now over 60 years old but through the years wrote many books to drive personal success. One thing he says that helped him as a young person was to “make a vow” in areas where he might [...]

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Mrs. Toon has created an avatar for me based on a photograph. It looks “sort of” like me . I took it to school and showed some teachers and students. They were all amused that I would have an “avatar” created for myself.
Everyone needs an avatar.

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Well, I have learned today that Queen Elizabeth II and I are both 5′ 4″. How about that? Me, the same height as the queen… and maybe even the same weight although I may be a bit “stockier” than she.
Never mind that I don’t have her size house, number of autos or servants [...]

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More than 300 participants in 10 US cities to live one month without their car
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Zipcar, the world’s largest provider of cars on demand by the hour or day, launched the first-ever national Low-Car Diet. Beginning today, more than 300 participants will hand over the keys to their personal cars and commit to [...]

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By Penelope Poulou
Washington DC
For quite a while, moviegoers have been expecting a Batman sequel. Now, the moment is here. But don’t expect an off-the-rack superhero flick. Not only is Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” an adrenaline- pumping extravaganza, it is also a raw and moody drama about the human condition. VOA’s Penelope Poulou has a [...]

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As you may remember, Obama gave Clinton money toward her campaign debts as she left the campaign trail and joined his election band wagon. But, recently, I read that she loaned herself “another” million dollars. Wow!
I wish I could loan myself a million. Don’t you?

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During the  Atlanta, Georgia Olympics a park (named Centennial Park)  was set up near the downtown area of Atlanta.  In the park there was built a water system whereby kids ( or adults ) can stand on water shoots and enjoy pressurized water on their feet, legs and body.  I have never taken advantage of the [...]

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My name is a palindrome. That means that it can be spelled backwards and forwards the same. Here are some palindromes just for fun:
Nan
kayak
Bob
aka
mom
racecar
dad
Abba
Otto
Hannah
aha
Panama
wow
civic
a
aha

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By now, you’ve probably figured out that I’ve moved to a new software. I really did that with a sort of sadness in my heart. I have absolutely loved Geeklog but with life the way it is and time being so important, I have run across another software called Wordpress that [...]

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With Obama in town there was lots of people out trying to offer their goods.  This guy was selling shirts, yard signs, hats, buttons and the like.  It was a hot day for someone to be out on the corner and the biggest problem for him was that he had to stay about a 1/2 [...]

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