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The Scariest True Halloween Story

Tonight is dark and stormy, with nearly a full moon. I stepped outside to check the mailbox, and found a single envelope inside. It was from the government.

Do I dare open it? Continue reading

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Is Your Future Sabatoging Your Career?

Who is to blame for your failures? Are they a result of the decisions you’ve made? External forces beyond your control? Or could it be a future so afraid of your success destroying the universe that it comes back to stop you from succeeding?

Scientists are blaming their failures on the Large Hadron Collider project on the “future” according to an article in the New York Times by Dennis Overbye: Continue reading

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9/9/09 — Perfect Time for New Goals!

I used to watch way too much TV. I probably still do. So if you’re like me, you’ll know that when a clock is in the background during a TV show, it’s generally set on the perfect time.

What is perfect time? Continue reading

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Build It and They Will Come…Really?

Field of Dreams is a inspiring movie with a great line that everyone who has seen it (and many who haven’t) know by heart: “Build it and they will come.”

But is the real world so simple? Sure, we need to act on faith–but there’s got to be some wisdom in our approach or we’ll march off a cliff! Continue reading

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